Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Chemnitz, Germany

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.1 km
Ascend 36 m
Descend 35 m

Experience Chemnitz in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Chemnitz

Sight 1: Schlosskirche St.Marien

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Schlosskirche St.Marien Reinhard Höll / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Chemnitz Castle Church is located in the Chemnitz district of Schloßchemnitz on the Schloßberg and is considered the most valuable building in the city. It is one of two churches of the St. Petri Castle parish in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony.

Wikipedia: Schloßkirche (Chemnitz) (DE)

64 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz

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Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz Roman Grabolle (Krtek76) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Schloßberg Museum is the museum of city history of the city of Chemnitz. It is located in the district of Schloßchemnitz on the site of an old Benedictine monastery, which Emperor Lothar III had built around 1136 on a mountain near the Chemnitz. Rabenstein Castle is a branch office.

Wikipedia: Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz (DE), Website

705 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Schloßteichpark

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Schloßteichpark

Schloßchemnitz is a district of Chemnitz, Germany. The district was formed in 1859 from the two rural communities "Schloßgasse" and "Schloßvorwerk" and was incorporated on 1 October 1880. The B 95 and the B 107 run through Schloßchemnitz.

Wikipedia: Chemnitz-Schloßchemnitz (DE)

392 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Vier Tageszeiten

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Vier Tageszeiten

The "Four Times of the Day" are four groups of figures designed by Johannes Schilling for the northern staircase of the Brühl Terrace in Dresden. Viewed from left to right, the allegorical embodiments of "evening" and "night" were erected at the bottom of this staircase in 1868 and of "morning" and "noon" at the top in 1871. The originals stood here until 1908; In 1936 they were brought to Chemnitz and set up in the park at the Schloßteich. In Dresden, the groups of figures were replaced by bronze casts.

Wikipedia: Vier Tageszeiten (DE), Website

979 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 5: Kreuzkirche

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The Kreuzkirche of the St.-Jakobi-Kreuz-Kirchgemeinde was built in 1935/36 in the Kaßberg district of Chemnitz by Otto Bartning, an important church builder of the 20th century. Its 40-metre-high free-standing tower is reminiscent of Italian Campanile and is an eye-catcher in the district. After its destruction in 1945, it was rebuilt until 1954.

Wikipedia: Kreuzkirche (Chemnitz-Kaßberg) (DE)

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