Discover Pöhla: Mining, Ski Jumping and Forest Trails

Pöhla lies in the valley of the Pöhlwasser and is surrounded by forest-rich countryside. At the same time, mining, ski jumping and historic buildings shape the town. Anyone looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home in Pöhla can therefore tailor their stay to different interests: with a guided tour underground, a look at ski jumping, a hike across the Hohes Rad ridge or an exploration tour of the traces of the region’s iron and ore history.

Underground to the Tin Chambers

The Zinnkammern Pöhla visitor mine offers an extraordinary mining experience. The journey to the “Hämmerlein” deposit takes place by mine railway over 3,000 m. Visitors can then explore Europe’s largest tin chambers. The large chambers are approximately 45 m long, 12 m high and 10 m wide. These dimensions give the visit a clear focus that sets it apart from an ordinary museum tour.

The tour into the visitor mine begins daily at 2:00 p.m.; advance registration is requested. In addition, numerous concerts take place underground in the tin chambers. This combines the history of mining with a special event setting. When planning your trip, it is worth incorporating your preferred visit date into your daily schedule at an early stage.

Ski Jumping as Part of the Townscape

Ski jumping is also part of Pöhla. The K 60 ski jump is used as a training hill for juniors and seniors and is also the venue for national and international ski-jumping competitions. The K 38 is mainly used for training youth and junior jumpers as well as junior competitions in the children’s and youth categories.

The Ladies Cup has been held at the ski jump in Pöhla since 2001. For visitors interested in sports history and competition venues, this aspect complements the underground mining world with a distinctly different experience. Accommodation in Pöhla can therefore serve as a base for a stay in which nature, technology, regional history and sport stand alongside one another, without requiring you to focus on just one topic.

Hiking Trails and Traces of Ironworking

The Eisenhüttensteig trail leads hikers from Erla over the Hohes Rad ridge to the district of Pöhla. Information boards along the trail provide information about the extraction of iron ore. In the Luchsbach valley, the Pöhla–Rittersgrün mining educational trail includes 13 sites relating to historic and Wismut mining. These routes make mining history a subject not only in a visitor mine, but also along a trail and at several stops.

The Pfeilhammer Pöhla site is another historical trace. It contains a single-storey hammer mill building dating from 1525, which is listed as a historic monument by the city of Schwarzenberg. Pöhla is also home to the “Fundgrube und Erbstollen Morgenstern” visitor adit from the 15th century. It belongs to an ore field with four adits. Those interested in older forms of mining and metalworking will therefore find several different points of interest to incorporate into their travel plans.

Church, School and Local History

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pöhla was built in 1933 as a hall church with an attached rectory. Together with the adjacent green spaces and two war memorials, it is one of the buildings that shape the townscape of Pöhla. The town’s first school is also historically noteworthy: it was built in 1764 in the form of a miners’ dwelling. Such buildings complement the major themes of mining and ski jumping with insights into the development of the town.

The Right Base for Your Trip

When looking for accommodation in Pöhla, you can first decide which experiences should be the focus. The visitor mine and historic sites appeal to travellers interested in culture and technology, while the ski jumps and the Ladies Cup showcase the sporting character of the town. Those who prefer spending time outdoors can include the Eisenhüttensteig or the mining educational trail in their plans. The forest-rich surroundings and the Pöhlwasser valley provide the scenic setting.

For the route “Pöhla and Grünstädtel – easy to hike”, the Pöhla/Vogelbeerschänk bus stop on route 330 is specified. If you would like to compare other places, you can also select Erla as the next search option. This allows you to base your choice of a holiday apartment or holiday home on your planned priorities without limiting your stay to a single attraction.

When does the tour into the visitor mine begin?

The tour into the Zinnkammern Pöhla visitor mine begins daily at 2:00 p.m. Advance registration is requested.

What themes define Pöhla?

Pöhla combines the tin chambers and other traces of mining with ski jumps, forest-rich trails and historic buildings. This allows you to combine culture, activity and sport in your travel plans.

To the higher-level travel overview: Schwarzenberg/Erzgebirge.