Moderstein

Moderstein is a scenic viewpoint in Großolbersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony. Moderstein is situated nearby to the forest Sternbusch, as well as near the village Venusberg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lutheran Church Drebach and Drebach Observatory.

Lutheran Church Drebach

Church

Photo: Liesel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Lutheran Church Drebach is situated 1 km west of Moderstein.

The Drebach Observatory is a planetarium and astronomical observatory owned and operated by the municipality of Drebach, Saxony, Germany. The planetarium uses a ZKP-3 Skymaster Zeiss projector. Drebach Observatory is situated 3 km southwest of Moderstein.

Scharfenstein Castle

Photo: Doktor Chaos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scharfenstein Castle lies on an elongated hill spur above the village of Scharfenstein, in the municipality of Drebach in the Ore Mountains of Saxony, Germany. The castle is one of 24 sites run by the state-owned State Palaces, Castles and Gardens of Saxony. Scharfenstein Castle is situated 2 km north of Moderstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Venusberg and Grießbach.

Venusberg

Village

Photo: Aagnverglaser, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Venusberg is a village and a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Drebach.

Grießbach

Village

Grießbach is a village and a former municipality in the Ore Mountains in Saxony, Germany. It was absorbed into the municipality Venusberg in 1999, and became part of the municipality Drebach in January 2010. It counts approximately 690 inhabitants. Grießbach is situated 3 km north of Moderstein.