Ore Mountain Museum

The Ore Mountain Museum is a museum in Annaberg-Buchholz in the German state of Saxony and located in the Ore Mountains of Central Europe. Its display includes examples of Ore Mountain folk art, especially carvings, bobbin work and passements) and gives an insight into the history of the town of Annaberg and of silver mining in the region.

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Type: Museum
Description: ore mountain museum
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Anne’s Church and Kleine Kirchgasse 23 Annaberg-Buchholz.

St. Anne’s Church

Church

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St. Anne's Church in Annaberg-Buchholz is a hall church in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, whose architectural style is on the boundary between the Late Gothic and Saxon Renaissance.

Kleine Kirchgasse 23 Annaberg-Buchholz

Community center

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Kleine Kirchgasse 23 Annaberg-Buchholz is a community center.

Manufaktur der Träume

Museum

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Manufaktur der Träume is a museum, which is situated 220 metres northwest of Ore Mountain Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Annaberg-Buchholz and Frohnau.

Annaberg-Buchholz

Town

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Annaberg-Buchholz is a town in Saxony, in eastern Germany. Lying in the Ore Mountains, it is the capital of the district of Erzgebirgskreis.

Frohnau

Suburb

Frohnau is a village in the Saxon town of Annaberg-Buchholz in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in southeast Germany. The discovery of silver on the Schreckenberg led in 1496 to the foundation of the neighbouring mining town of Annaberg.