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3 Mulde Valley Mulde river. The most important complex bearing the same name. 1225–30. Inside are many original
historic building in the town is The best way to get there is by items, such as a tulip-shaped
Road map E4.
the Dom St Marien (cathedral cable car, from Erdmannsdorf. pulpit (1505) and two Baroque
Several magnificent old castles of St Mary), a magnificent late- This Renaissance hunting palace organs by Gottfried Silbermann.
nestle in the scenic hills at the Gothic hall-church built 1453– was built for the Great Elector, Organ recitals take place on
confluence of two rivers – 1537. Preserved to this day Augustus, in 1567–72, on the Thursdays at 8pm, May
the Zwickauer Mulde and the are its original main altar site of the former Schloß through to October.
Freiberger Mulde. In the dating from 1479, the work of Schellenberg, which had been When visiting
small town of Colditz, with its Michael Wolgemut, the grand destroyed by fire. Constructed nearby Unter markt,
timber-frame houses, lovely architectural Holy Tomb of under Hieronymus Lotter and it is worth going to
Renaissance town hall and Michael Heuffner, dating from Erhard van der Meer, it is a the Stadt- und
Gothic church of St Egidien, 1507, as well as a Renaissance symmetrical, square building with Bergbau museum
stands a huge Gothic castle font and a pulpit of 1538, both towered pavilions at each corner, (municipal and
built in 1578–91 on the site of by Paul Speck. joined by galleries, gates and a mining museum)
an 11th-century castle. During Also worth visiting in the old chapel to the east, with an altar which explains
World War II it was a famous town are the Old Phar macy, the by Lucas Cranach the Younger. the history of
prisoner-of-war camp known Schumann-Haus, the composer’s Today the palace houses several mining in the
as Oflag IVC. birthplace (1810), and the Lew Kerbel’s monument to Karl Marx at the museums devoted to motor- area, as well as
Doorway of Schloß Hartenfels, with its In Rochlitz, 11 km (7 miles) Renaissance Gewandhaus Stadthalle in Chemnitz cycles, coaches and hunting. the collection of
coat of arms, in Torgau south of Colditz, stands another (cloth house), once the seat minerals at the
large castle, built in stages from of the Drapers’ Guild and now Realist style and renamed 7 Sächsische Mineralien- und
2 Torgau the 12th to the 16th centuries. a theatre and museum. Karl-Marx-Stadt. Only a handful Silberstraße Lagerstätten
Travelling further south you will of historic buildings escaped sammlung der Otto of Meissen,
Road map E4. * 23,000. £ @ n encounter other castles: the destruction. The most interesting See pp170–71. Bergakademie. founder of Freiberg
Markt 1 (03421-70 140). _ Torgauer Wechselburg, a reconstructed 5 Chemnitz is the Schloßkirche, the former A stroll along
Auszugsfest (May). ∑ torgau.eu
Baroque castle featuring a late- Road map E4. * 260,000. Benedictine abbey church St the winding streets will take the
This small town, with its scenic Romanesque collegiate church, £ Georgstraße @ Markt. n Markt 1 Maria, built at the turn of the 8 Freiberg visitor to Obermarkt, where the
location on the Elbe, was once as well as the Renaissance castle in (0371-690 680/ 0371-19 433). 15th and 16th centuries. Road map E4. * 45,000. £ @ 15th-century Gothic town hall,
the favourite residence of the Rochsburg. In the neighbouring ∑ chemnitz-tourismus.de Sights in the town centre n Burgstraße 1 (03731-27 36 64). a fountain with the statue of the
Saxon Electors. Its main square Zschopau valley stands the include the reconstructed Altes _ Bergstadtfest (Jun), Silbermann- town’s founder and attractive
is surrounded by attractive magnificent, oval Burg After World War II, when 90 per Rathaus (old town hall), the Tage (Sep). ∑ freiberg-service.de houses can be seen.
houses of various styles, in Kriebstein, built in stages and cent of its buildings had been Gothic Roter Turm (red tower)
particular Renaissance. The completed in the late 14th reduced to rubble, the town and remains of fortifications. Development of this mining P Dom St Marien
Renaissance Rathaus (town century. This fortress houses was rebuilt in the Socialist- In the main square is the town was due to the dis covery Untermarkt 1. Goldene Pforte:
hall), built in 1561–77, has a a small museum and reconstructed Baroque of silver deposits, and Freiberg Tel (03731) 225 98. 8 May–Oct:
lovely semicircular oriel. Other concert hall, and Siegertsches Haus, originally was granted town status in 10am–noon, 2–5pm daily; Nov–Apr:
old town attractions include medieval music built in 1737–41 to a design by 1186. It escaped World War II 11am–noon, 2–4pm daily. With organ
the Marienkirche, a late-Gothic concerts are Johann Christoph Naumann. with remarkably little damage. presentation: 11:30am Sun.
church with an extended held here during The new town centre is Today its attractions include E Stadt- und Bergbau museum
Romanesque west section. the summer. dominated by the vast Stadthalle the reconstructed old town and Am Dom 1. Tel (03731) 202 50.
The interior has many original (city hall) with Lew Kerbel’s many historic buildings, the gem Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun. &
features, including a painting 1971 monument to Karl Marx. among them being the Dom St P Mineralien- und
by Lucas Cranach the Elder, The 4 Zwickau The König-Albert-Kunst- Marien (cathedral). This late- Lagerstättensammlung
Fourteen Helpers, and the tomb Road map E4. sammlungen has a museum Gothic hall-church, erected at der Bergakademie
of Luther’s wife, Katharina von * 120,000. £ @ of natural history and a fine arts the end of the 15th century, Brennhausgasse 14. Tel (03731) 39 22
Bora, who died in Torgau. n Hauptstraße 6 (0375- collection, including works by features a stunning main portal, 64. Open 9am–noon & 1–4pm Wed–
The main historic building 27 13 240). _ Robert- Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. the Goldene Pforte, dating from Fri, 9am–4pm Sat.
in Torgau is the Renaissance Schumann-Tage (Jun);
Schloß Hartenfels, built on the TrabiTreffen (Jun). E Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
site of a 10th-century castle. ∑ zwickau.de Theaterplatz 1. Tel (0371) 488 44 24.
Its courtyard is surrounded by Open 11am–6pm Tue–Sun.
clusters of residential wings, An old commercial Bibliothek: 1–6pm Wed. &
including the late-Gothic town, Zwickau
Albrechtspalast built in 1470–85, flourished in the 15th
the Johann-Friedrich-Bau and 16th centuries. 6 Augustusburg
(1533–6) with its beautiful Today it is known for Road map E4. * 5,000 @
external spiral staircase and the Trabant cars that n Marienberger Straße 24 (037291-
the early-Baroque west wing were produced here 395 50). Schloss: Open Apr–Oct:
(1616–23). The Schloßkapelle during the GDR era. 9:30am– 6pm daily; Nov–Mar:
(castle chapel), which was Almost all the town’s 10am–5pm daily.
conse crated by Martin Luther attractions can be ∑ augustusburg.de
in 1544, is considered to be found in the old
one of the oldest churches town, on the banks Gate of the Renaissance pulpit in the Dom St Marien, The small town is insignifi cant
built for Protestants. of the Zwickauer in Zwickau compared with the vast palace Façade of the Renaissance Schloß Augustusburg
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p494 and pp514–16

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