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complex bearing the same name. 1225–30. Inside are many original
The best way to get there is by items, such as a tulip-shaped
cable car, from Erdmannsdorf. pulpit (1505) and two Baroque
This Renaissance hunting palace organs by Gottfried Silbermann.
was built for the Great Elector, Organ recitals take place on
Augustus, in 1567–72, on the Thursdays at 8pm, May
site of the former Schloß through to October.
Schellenberg, which had been When visiting
destroyed by fire. Constructed nearby Unter markt,
under Hieronymus Lotter and it is worth going to
Erhard van der Meer, it is a the Stadt- und
symmetrical, square building with Bergbau museum
towered pavilions at each corner, (municipal and
joined by galleries, gates and a mining museum)
chapel to the east, with an altar which explains
by Lucas Cranach the Younger. the history of
Today the palace houses several mining in the
Lew Kerbel’s monument to Karl Marx at the museums devoted to motor- area, as well as
Stadthalle in Chemnitz cycles, coaches and hunting. the collection of
minerals at the
Realist style and renamed 7 Sächsische Mineralien- und
Karl-Marx-Stadt. Only a handful Silberstraße Lagerstätten
of historic buildings escaped sammlung der Otto of Meissen,
destruction. The most interesting See pp170–71. Bergakademie. founder of Freiberg
is the Schloßkirche, the former A stroll along
Benedictine abbey church St the winding streets will take the
Maria, built at the turn of the 8 Freiberg visitor to Obermarkt, where the
15th and 16th centuries. Road map E4. * 45,000. £ @ 15th-century Gothic town hall,
Sights in the town centre n Burgstraße 1 (03731-27 36 64). a fountain with the statue of the
include the reconstructed Altes _ Bergstadtfest (Jun), Silbermann- town’s founder and attractive
Rathaus (old town hall), the Tage (Sep). ∑ freiberg-service.de houses can be seen.
Gothic Roter Turm (red tower)
and remains of fortifications. Development of this mining P Dom St Marien
In the main square is the town was due to the dis covery Untermarkt 1. Goldene Pforte:
reconstructed Baroque of silver deposits, and Freiberg Tel (03731) 225 98. 8 May–Oct:
Siegertsches Haus, originally was granted town status in 10am–noon, 2–5pm daily; Nov–Apr:
built in 1737–41 to a design by 1186. It escaped World War II 11am–noon, 2–4pm daily. With organ
Johann Christoph Naumann. with remarkably little damage. presentation: 11:30am Sun.
The new town centre is Today its attractions include E Stadt- und Bergbau museum
dominated by the vast Stadthalle the reconstructed old town and Am Dom 1. Tel (03731) 202 50.
(city hall) with Lew Kerbel’s many historic buildings, the gem Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun. &
1971 monument to Karl Marx. among them being the Dom St P Mineralien- und
The König-Albert-Kunst- Marien (cathedral). This late- Lagerstättensammlung
sammlungen has a museum Gothic hall-church, erected at der Bergakademie
of natural history and a fine arts the end of the 15th century, Brennhausgasse 14. Tel (03731) 39 22
collection, including works by features a stunning main portal, 64. Open 9am–noon & 1–4pm Wed–
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. the Goldene Pforte, dating from Fri, 9am–4pm Sat.
E Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
Theaterplatz 1. Tel (0371) 488 44 24.
Open 11am–6pm Tue–Sun.
Bibliothek: 1–6pm Wed. &

6 Augustusburg
Road map E4. * 5,000 @
n Marienberger Straße 24 (037291-
395 50). Schloss: Open Apr–Oct:
9:30am– 6pm daily; Nov–Mar:
10am–5pm daily.
∑ augustusburg.de
The small town is insignifi cant
compared with the vast palace Façade of the Renaissance Schloß Augustusburg

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