Oberwiesenthal is a winter sports resort in Ore Mountains in Saxony in Germany. With altitude 914 m above sea level Oberwiesenthal is the highest located "city" (Stadt) in Germany.
Oberwiesenthal was founded as a mining community during the Era of "Berggeschrey" (sic!) in early modern times. While the mining was mostly over even pre-WWI, winter tourism brought new wealth to this town within easy reach of several slopes. During GDR times Oberwiesenthal was without any doubt the premier winter sports destination of the country as well as a center of the organized training of world class athletes to win gold for the "pesants and farmer state". While winter sports never left the place, it was not unaffected by the collapse of the GDR and with it many former regular visitors trying their luck with the new found travel freedom. However, Oberwiesenthal has since bounced back and even attracts visitors from the other side of the former iron curtain that were few and far between just three decades ago.
- Fichtelberg. 1214 m high montain
- Ski- und Heimatmuseum, Karlsbader Straße 3, +49 37348 7521. oldest cable car in Germany
- Martin-Luther-Kirch. Hertelt Krippe (Crib)
- Kursächsische Postmeilensäule.
Fichtelberg. 1214 m high montain
Ski- und Heimatmuseum, Karlsbader Straße 3, +49 37348 7521. oldest cable car in Germany
Martin-Luther-Kirch. Hertelt Krippe (Crib)
Kursächsische Postmeilensäule.
Germany:
- Annaberg-Buchholz
- Schwarzenberg
- Johanngeorgenstadt
- Zwickau
Czech Republic:
- Boží Dar (Gottesgab) – important ski area
- Jachymov (St. Joachimsthal) – Spa town
- Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) – Spa town