Kirchberg: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture and History

The Meisterhaus was built in 1812 as the former guild house of Kirchberg's clothmakers. It houses Kirchberg's Textile and Local History Museum; access to the building and all rooms is barrier-free. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Kirchberg can continue searching for accommodation afterward.

The Alt Kirchberg Museum presents the history of Kirchberg and the former GDR. It is housed in a reconstructed wool merchant's house. It is open during the Borberg Festival and the Old Town Festival. Outside the festival openings mentioned, guided tours are possible by prior arrangement.

Mining

The “Am Graben” visitor mine dates back to iron mining in Kirchberg in the 17th century. It features sinter formations made of iron ore, black manganese ore, and calcite. More than 330 metres of the visitor mine can be explored in Kirchberg granite. For visits outside the festival openings mentioned, guided tours are possible by prior arrangement.

Nature

The “Kirchberg Granite” landscape conservation area includes Kirchberg.

Geographical Classification

The Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region is a transboundary World Heritage Site jointly nominated by Germany and the Czech Republic.

Hiking

The König Albert Tower on the Borberg is an observation tower offering views towards the Ore Mountains and Vogtland. Those who reach the tower climb 53 steps.

The Seven Hills Circular Trail includes the Borberg and is 11.2 kilometres long. The Hoher Forst mining landscape has a nature and mining educational trail as well as a hikers' rest area with the Huthaus Engländerstolln shelter.

For further navigation: Mülsen, Zwickau, Werdau, Glauchau, Neukirchen/Pleiße, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Hartenstein, Crimmitschau.

For the higher-level travel overview: Zwickau District.