Museums in Altenberg

Minig museum provides a remarkable insight into the history of mining in the Ore Mountains.  Belong to the unique mountain cultural landscape, German-Czech region of Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří listed as a UNESCO - World Heritage Site.

The Falconry  Schloss Lauenstein displays many different birds of prey and makes it for great family entertainment.

Verschiedene Sachzeugnisse der bedeutungsvollen Geschichte der Herrschaft Bärenstein.

Local history exhibition near the railway station in Altenberg.  Focusing on the end of the war in the Eastern Ore Mountains and the destruction of Altenberg. 

Auf dem Kamm des Osterzgebirges liegt das Hotel „Lugsteinhof“. So vielseitig wie unsere Region, so abwechslungsreich sind auch die Angebote und so finden Sie hier das 1. Osterzgebirgische Wintersportmuseum!

The history of tin washing dates back to the 16th century. The tin washer IV represents a significant technological innovation of ore processing with far reaching importance for mining in central Europe and worldwide.

Inside the courtyard of the Arno Lippmann shaft main building the original hoisting engine, fabricated by VEB NOBAS Nordhausen, has been preserved.  Performing 450 KW of power it allowed hoisting material with 4 m/s.