Saxony
Erzgebirgskreis
Seiffen/Erzgeb., Kurort

Seiffen

Seiffen is a town in the district of in the central south of in . Seiffen nestles in the heart of the , which are famous for many Christmas traditions.
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  • Type: Village with 2,760 residents
  • Description: municipality in the Erzgebirgskreis of Germany
  • Also known as: “Kurort Seiffen/Erzgebirge”, “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”, and “Seiffen/Erzgebirge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ore Mountain Toy Museum, Seiffen and Schwartenberg.

Museum
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The Ore Mountain Toy Museum in Seiffen is an internationally known of Ore Mountain folk art and toys. It was opened in 1953 in Seiffen, Germany.

Peak
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is a mountain in Germany. It is located in the federal state of , in the eastern part of the country, approximately 210 km south of , the national capital.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neuhausen and Deutscheinsiedel.

Village
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Neuhausen/Erzgeb. is a municipality in the district of , in , . It consists of proper and the Ortsteile Dittersbach, Frauenbach, Heidelbach, , Rauschenbach, and Deutschgeorgenthal. is situated 3 km northeast of Seiffen.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in the district of in East Germany. is situated 4 km southeast of Seiffen.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Seiffen.

Seiffen

Latitude
50.65° or 50° 39′ north
Longitude
13.45° or 13° 27′ east
Population
2,760
Elevation
645 metres (2,116 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DE SE3
Open location code
9F2MMC2X+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240105032
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2882329
Wiki­data ID
Q57837
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Waray—“Seiffen” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Зайфен”
  • Basque: “Seiffen”
  • Catalan: “Seiffen”
  • Cebuano: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Cebuano: “Seiffen”
  • Chechen: “Зайффен (МаьӀдан лаьмнаш)”
  • Chechen: “Зайффен”
  • Chinese: “塞芬”
  • Czech: “Seiffen”
  • Dutch: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Esperanto: “Seiffen”
  • Estonian: “Seiffeni vald”
  • French: “Kurort Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • French: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • German: “Kurort Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • German: “Seiffen”
  • German: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Hebrew: “זייפן”
  • Hungarian: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Irish: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Italian: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Italian: “Seiffen”
  • Japanese: “ザイフェン/エルツゲビルゲ”
  • Ladin: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Macedonian: “Зајфен”
  • Malay: “Seiffen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Seiffen”
  • Norwegian: “Seiffen”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Seiffen”
  • Persian: “سایفن”
  • Persian: “کوراورت زایفن”
  • Polish: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Portuguese: “Seiffen”
  • Romanian: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Romanian: “Seiffen”
  • Russian: “Зайфен”
  • Serbian: “Зајфен”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Slovak: “Seiffen”
  • Spanish: “Seiffen”
  • Swedish: “Seiffen”
  • Tatar: “Зайффен (Руда таулары)”
  • Tatar: “Зайффен”
  • Turkish: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Ukrainian: “Зайффен”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Kurort Seiffen”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Seiffen”
  • Uzbek: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Volapük: “Seiffen/Erzgeb.”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Seiffen”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pinge Geyerin and Steinhübel.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Schauwerkstatt Seiffener Volkskunst and Rathaus Kurort Seiffen.

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