Rittersgrün
Rittersgrün is a district of the municipality of Breitenbrunn/Erzgeb in the Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony, Germany. The scattered settlement with around 1600 inhabitants grew up around several hammer mills, which operated on the course of the Pöhlwasser from the 15th to the 19th century and were supplied with ore from numerous surrounding mines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,900 residents
- Description: human settlement, Germany
- Also known as: “Rittersgruen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ochsenkopf and Sauberg.
Ochsenkopf
Peak
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The Ochsenkopf bei Rittersgrün is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany. It is located near the village of Rittersgrün in the Erzgebirgskreis district.
Sauberg
Peak
Sauberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany. Sauberg is situated 3 km southwest of Rittersgrün.
Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Breitenbrunn
Historic site
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Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Breitenbrunn is a historic site, which is situated 3 km northwest of Rittersgrün.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pöhla and Mílov.
Pöhla
Village
Pöhla is a village and a former municipality lying in the valley of the river Pöhlwasser, in the district of Aue-Schwarzenberg in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2008, it is part of the town Schwarzenberg. Pöhla is situated 4 km north of Rittersgrün.
Mílov
Locality
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Mílov is a locality, which is situated 4 km south of Rittersgrün.
Antonsthal
Village
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Antonsthal is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Rittersgrün.
Rittersgrün
- Categories: human settlement, Ortsteil, and locality
- Location: Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.47471° or 50° 28′ 29″ northLongitude
12.8044° or 12° 48′ 16″ eastPopulation
1,900Elevation
593 metres (1,946 feet)Open location code
9F2JFRF3+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 240044672OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2846378Wikidata ID
Q1284571
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Rittersgrün” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Rittersgrün”
- Cebuano: “Rittersgrün”
- Czech: “Rittersgrün”
- Dutch: “Rittersgrün”
- French: “Rittersgrün”
- German: “Rittersgrün”
- Irish: “Rittersgrün”
- Polish: “Rittersgrün”
- Slovak: “Rittersgrün”
- Spanish: “Rittersgrün”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eisenbahnmuseum Rittersgrün and Buchenwald.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rittersgrün”. Photo: Devilsanddust, CC BY-SA 3.0.