Central Saxony: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In the vicinity of Central Saxony lies Sachsenburg concentration camp, a historic site approximately 7.7 kilometres to the southwest. For visitors interested in history, this is a specific point of reference. Further afield are the site “Freiberg, Latrine Find” approximately 19.7 kilometres to the southeast, Augustusburg, with its connection to the castle, approximately 19.7 kilometres to the south, and Heynitz Castle approximately 23.7 kilometres to the northeast. The surrounding landscape also contains Steinberg, a hill approximately 2.6 kilometres to the south; Goldborn, a spring approximately 10.2 kilometres to the south; Lerchenberg, a hill approximately 5.1 kilometres to the southeast; and Sachsenburg TP, a hill approximately 5.6 kilometres to the southwest.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Central Saxony.

Geographical Setting

Central Saxony extends across the Central Saxon hill country, the foothills of the Ore Mountains and the Eastern Ore Mountains. Its other boundaries include the Leipzig Lowlands, the Ore Mountain ridge, the Lommatzscher Pflege, the Tharandt Forest, as well as areas towards Thuringia and towards the western Ore Mountains.

Central Saxony lies in the heart of Saxony; the district administration is based in the university city of Freiberg.

Hiking

A 17.5-kilometre hiking tour around Oederan is documented in visitor materials. It offers views of the town and includes considerable ascents and descents.

The documented route begins at the Altmarkt beside the town church “Zu unserer lieben Frauen”.

Culture

A family excursion guide describes Altzella Monastery near Nossen as a former large monastery in the Mulde Valley, whose origins date back to 1162.

Water

Environmentally compatible water tours on the Zwickauer Mulde are documented from Wechselburg in the Central Saxony district.

Nature

Visitor materials describe the landscape of Central Saxony as featuring dense forests, gentle hills, extensive fields, streams and viewpoints.

Further local pages for orientation: Augustusburg, Bobritzsch, Brand-Erbisdorf, Burgstädt, Claußnitz, Döbeln, Eppendorf, Erlau, Falkenau, Frankenberg/Saxony, Frankenstein, Frauenstein, Freiberg, Großhartmannsdorf, Großschirma, Hainichen, Halsbrücke, Hartha, Hartmannsdorf, Hilbersdorf, Kriebstein, Leisnig, Leubsdorf, Lichtenau, Lunzenau, Mittweida, Mulda/Saxony, Neuhausen/Ore Mountains, Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Oederan, Ostrau, Penig, Rechenberg-Bienenmühle, Reinsberg, Rochlitz, Rossau, Roßwein, Sayda, Striegistal, Waldheim, Wechselburg, Weißenborn/Ore Mountains.

For the overarching travel overview: Saxony.