Portal:Ore Mountains

< Portals < Geography < Europe < Germany < Ore Mountains

Welcome to the Ore Mountains portal Wu de Wälder haamlich rauschen, wu de Haad su rötlich blüht, mit kann König mächt ich tauschen, weil do drum mei Haisel stieht! ~ Anton Günther

The Ore Mountains (German: Erzgebirge, Czech: Krušné hory) form the natural boundary between Saxony and Bohemia. Today, the state border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of this mountain range. The highest mountains are the Klínovec (German: Keilberg), 1,244 m above sea level, and the Fichtelberg (1,215 m). From the Middle Ages onwards the culture of the Ore Mountains has been heavily influenced by mining. The old saying in this area "Alles kommt vom Bergwerk her!" ("Everything comes from the mine") means just that: everything, from the landscape to the crafts, the industry to the folk art and living traditions; to most aspects of life in the region. more…

Join us Ask questions, make suggestions or discuss and implement improvements to the coverage of the Ore Mountains on Wikipedia Image of the Month Farm in Cranzahl (1896) Places Freiberg Altenberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Aue, Breitenbach, Cämmerswalde, Clausnitz, Deutschneudorf, Deutscheinsiedel, Dorfchemnitz, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Eibenstock, Elterlein, Freiberg, Gottesgab, Holzhau, Johanngeorgenstadt, Krumhermersdorf, Neuhausen/Erzgeb., Neuwernsdorf, Oberwiesenthal, Olbernhau, Platten, Rechenberg-Bienenmühle, Schneeberg, Seiffen/Erzgeb., Hora Svaté Kateřiny, Výsluní, Jáchymov, Abertamy, Nejdek, Pernink, Zöblitz, Zschopau, Zschorlau, Zwönitz Transport Nollendorf Pass Kammweg, Old Freiberg to Teplitz Post Road, Old Dresden to Teplitz Post Road, Ore Mountain passes, Reitzenhain–Flöha railway, Pockau-Lengefeld–Neuhausen railway, Annaberg-Buchholz–Flöha railway, Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway, Chomutov–Vejprty/Reitzenhain railway, Karlovy Vary–Johanngeorgenstadt railway, Most–Moldava railway, Nollendorf Pass, Kulmer Steig, Narrow gauge railways in Saxony, Silver Road	Geography Topography of the Ore Mountains Western Ore Mountains, Central Ore Mountains, Eastern Ore Mountains, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxon Siberia Mountains Fichtelberghaus Aschberg, Auersberg, Bärenstein, Blatenský vrch, Božídarský Špičák, Fichtelberg, Gleesberg, Hirtstein, Jelení hora, Keilberg, Komáří hůrka, Medvědí skála, Meluzína, Plešivec, Pöhlberg, Scheibenberg, Schwartenberg. See also: list of mountains Rivers and dams Saidenbach-Staumauer Black Pockau, Flöha, Freiberger Mulde, Zwickauer Mulde, Zschopau, Müglitz, Cranzahl Dam, Eibenstock Dam, Einsiedel Dam, Saidenbach Dam, Sosa Dam Museums Eisenhammer Dorfchemnitz, Ore Mountain Glassworks Museum, Neuhausen, Ore Mountain Toy Museum, Seiffen, Ore Mountain Museum, Annaberg-Buchholz, Frohnauer Hammer, Schwarzenberg Castle Culture Räuchermännchen Annaberger Kät folk festival, Ore Mountain dialect, FC Erzgebirge Aue, Mettenschicht miner's ceremony, Miners' parade, Nutcrackers, Ore Mountain Club, Ore Mountain cuisine, Ore Mountain folk art, Räuchermann incense smokers, Räucherkerzchen incense candles, Reifendrehen wood-turned animals, Schwibbogen candle arches, Wooden toymaking in the Ore Mountains Economy Privat-Blaufarbenwerk Pfannenstiel Motorradwerke Zschopau, Nickelhütte Aue, Wendt & Kühn	History Dohna Castle Air battle over the Ore Mountains, Barony of Schwarzenberg, Battle of Kulm, Berggeschrey (silver rush), Dohna Feud, Free Republic of Schwarzenberg, Grünhain Abbey, Treaty of Eger People Georgius Agricola, Ulrich Rülein von Calw, Kunz von Kaufungen, Max Poepel, Adam Ries, Wolfgang Uhle, Barbara Uthmann, Wilhelm Vogel, Jens Weißflog Churches St.-Wolfgangs-Kirche St. Anne's, Annaberg, St. Nicholas', Aue, Zelle Abbey Castles Hasištejn Castle Augustusburg Hunting Lodge, Frauenstein Castle, Hasištejn Castle, Purschenstein Castle, Rauenstein Castle, Scharfenstein Castle Mining Frohnauer Hammer Berggeschrey (silver rush), Cross-border Mining Trail, Freiberg Mining Field, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Frohnauer Hammer, Ore Mountain Mining Region, Revierwasserlaufanstalt Freiberg, Sächsisches Oberbergamt, Wismut mining company, Zschopenthal Paintworks Wanted articles Klingenberg Dam, Rauschenbach Dam, Bornkinnel, Hutzenstube, Dreckschänke, Gemeinschaft in Christo Jesu, Neunerlei, Village Christmas pyramids, Gematex, Foron, Obererzgebirgische Posamenten- und Effekten-Werke, Flader Feuerlöschgerätefabrik, History of Aue, Wolkenstein Castle, Mulda Castle, Grabentour bei Freiberg, Rothschönberger Stolln, Weißerdenzeche St. Andreas
The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikinews Free-content news Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikiversity Free learning tools Wikivoyage Free travel guide Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus