The heritage area around the Anger includes the church built in 1200 with its defensive wall, which is considered a stop on the regional Via Porphyria pilgrimage route, the inn and the Roter Hirsch Hotel, as well as a half-mile post column dating from 1726.
Claußnitz is also associated with a figure from music history, Daniel Gottlob Türk: he was born here and later helped establish the Handel tradition in Halle.
Those choosing Claußnitz as a holiday destination may want to rent a holiday apartment.
The potholes in the Chemnitz River are a geological rarity in the region. Many plant and animal species find a habitat in the Chemnitztal landscape conservation area, particularly in the Amselgrund.
The approximately one-kilometre-long nature trail in the Markersdorf area lies within the Muldental-Chemnitztal landscape conservation area. It includes the rock formations Bärenhöhle and Hockstein; rare plants grow along the footpath. Signs and information boards introduce visitors to 48 native and non-native woody species. Nesting boxes are displayed so that visitors can learn about around 58 breeding bird species. The area around Markersdorf is also known for the protected edible dormouse.
The Chemnitztal cycle path has an easy, 6.11-kilometre section that begins at the trailhead in Markersdorf near Chemnitztalstraße 2 and runs through Markersdorf, Schweizerthal, Diethensdorf and Mohsdorf.
At the Markersdorf museum railway station in Claußnitz, visitors can travel through Schweizerthal by museum railway and rail bike. Meersteiner’s ostrich farm offers guided encounters with ostriches and a farm shop selling food for barbecuing.
Other destinations: Oederan, Großhartmannsdorf, Wechselburg, Burgstädt, Frankenberg/Saxony, Frauenstein, Rochlitz, Striegistal
For the higher-level travel overview: Central Saxony.
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