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Saigerhütte Museum – House of Judge Lange loop from Olbernhau
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Saigerhütte Museum – House of Judge Lange loop from Olbernhau
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Saigerhütte Museum – House of Judge Lange loop from Olbernhau
00:45
2.87km
20m
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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 13, 2026
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144 m
Grünthal Saiger Works - Neuhammer
Highlight • Historical Site
The Neuhammer, whose basic structure also dates from the 16th century, is on the left side of the Flöha. It was put into operation in 1586. In a wheel room facing the Flöha there were two water wheels with a diameter of around 8.5 m. A water wheel operated the three differently sized tail hammers, a second water wheel operated the double bellows on the forge fire. A second smaller bellows was operated manually. It was used to heat smaller forgings. A separate room on the ground floor originally served as a lockable copper store. Corresponding anvils were located on the anvil sticks of the three different tail hammers. The technical equipment of the hammer, which was still operational in the first half of the 20th century, was transferred to the Althammer in 1960. The upper half-timbered building, which was possibly added later, contained the coppersmith's apartment in addition to administrative rooms.
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312 m
Kupferhammer Museum Saigerhütte Olbernhau-Grünthal
Highlight • Historical Site
A technical monument since 1961 and very well preserved. Even today, two water wheels drive the plants.
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2.05 km
Faktoreiteich Unterer Hüttenteich
Highlight • Lake
The Lower Hüttenteich, also known as the Factorieteich, is the largest of the three Hüttenteich ponds. It is almost 150 m wide and about 100 m long. An artificial island is located approximately in the middle of the pond.
In periods of low rainfall, the water stored in the Hüttenteich ponds served as a water reservoir for the supply of fresh water.
A distinction was made between the Upper and Lower Hüttenteich ponds. A third artificial pond, filled in at the beginning of the 20th century, was located between the workers' houses and the cooking house.
Source: olbernhau.de/unterer-huettenteich-faktoreiteich
In periods of low rainfall, the water stored in the Hüttenteich ponds served as a water reservoir for the supply of fresh water.
A distinction was made between the Upper and Lower Hüttenteich ponds. A third artificial pond, filled in at the beginning of the 20th century, was located between the workers' houses and the cooking house.
Source: olbernhau.de/unterer-huettenteich-faktoreiteich
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2.27 km
Saigerhütte Museum
Highlight • Historical Site
The Kupferhammer Museum Saigerhütte is worth a visit for its magnificent building architecture from the old days alone. The smelter used to be the center of copper processing in Saxony. Four so-called hammer mills were once part of the Saiger factory. Hundreds of buildings in Europe were covered with the Grünthaler roofing copper, which was processed here. These include Dresden's Frauenkirche and Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral, some of which still have green roofs. Pretty impressive, we think.
In the Sagierhütte you can become the smith of your own fortune. Design and forge your own personal lucky symbol with the help of the master! Information, opening hours and prices can be found here: olbernhau.org/museum-saigerhuette.html
In the Sagierhütte you can become the smith of your own fortune. Design and forge your own personal lucky symbol with the help of the master! Information, opening hours and prices can be found here: olbernhau.org/museum-saigerhuette.html
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2.41 km
Zimmerhaus and Hüttenschule Saigerhütte Grünthal
Highlight • Historical Site
The carpentry house and the hut school are connected by an intermediate building. The rectangular, tiled gable roof of the intermediate building connects the gable roof of the carpentry house and the hipped roof of the school at the same eaves and ridge height. The roofs have various roof structures, such as dormers and bat dormers. Both the carpentry house with butcher's shop and the adjacent school were built around 1612. The older part was built in 1537 as a stable and later used as the teacher's home and thus also as a school. There is an annual plaque from 1627 on the building. In 1873, the ground floor of the old carpentry shop was converted into a carriage shed. The butcher of the Saigerhütte had his home on the ground floor of the carpentry house in the southern area.
Source: montanregion-erzgebirge.de/welterbe/marienberg/saigerhuettenkomplex-gruenthal/saigerhuettenkomplex-gruenthal/zimmerhaus-huettenschule.html
Source: montanregion-erzgebirge.de/welterbe/marienberg/saigerhuettenkomplex-gruenthal/saigerhuettenkomplex-gruenthal/zimmerhaus-huettenschule.html
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2.44 km
House of Judge Lange
Highlight • Historical Site
The house of judge Christoph Lange was built in 1611 according to the date on the sill beam of the half-timbering. The beams are decorated with ship's embossing. The two-storey house with the original small window openings was built solidly on the lower floor and in half-timbering on the upper floor. The western half-timbering was later replaced by solid masonry. The half-timbering is characterized by continuous head and breast bars as well as partially preserved, simple St. Andrew's crosses. It has a tiled gable roof.
Source: montanregion-erzgebirge.de/welterbe/marienberg/saigerhuettenkomplex-gruenthal/saigerhuettenkomplex-gruenthal/haus-des-richters-lange.html
Source: montanregion-erzgebirge.de/welterbe/marienberg/saigerhuettenkomplex-gruenthal/saigerhuettenkomplex-gruenthal/haus-des-richters-lange.html
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2.48 km
Saigerhütte Grünthal - Anrichter's House
Highlight • Historical Site
The so-called house of the preparer (shift manager) is one of the most striking and large buildings within the Saigerhütte area. The house is two-storey and can be divided into a main building and a north-western outbuilding. Both buildings are two-storey and each have a gable roof with various dormers and roof houses. While the ground floor of both buildings is made of solid brick, the upper floors and gables are half-timbered. During the conversion of the preparer's house and the adjacent copper warehouse, the outbuilding, which has a bay window and round windows on the ground floor, was built using older building materials from the former copper warehouse. The copper for sale was originally stored in this building. The basic structure of the preparer's house and the copper warehouse dates back to around 1586.
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2.50 km
Saigerhütte Olbernhau-Grünthal — part of the UNESCO World Heritage
Highlight • Historical Site
The Saigerhütte in Olbernhau-Grünthal is unique in Europe. It is a structural and technical testimony to the metallurgy of non-ferrous metals from the late Middle Ages.
The "Saigerhütte Olbernhau - Grünthal" is a unique testimony of the non-ferrous metallurgy metallurgy in the world from the year 1537. It owes its name to a melting process for desilvering black copper that was revolutionary at the time, the Saigern. For centuries, the Saiger process was regarded as the pinnacle of metallurgy.
The formerly self-contained, privileged industrial community includes more than 20 historic buildings, surrounded by the remains of a fortified wall. The Saigerhütte was also the center of copper processing in Saxony. Four hammer works once belonged to the complex. The first rolling mill worked from 1847. A special feature of the local production was the Grünthal roof copper, which carries or carried more than 400 buildings. For example, the Dresden Frauenkirche, the Ulm Minster and St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. The roof copper was characterized by its high quality and covered with the green patina after a short time.
In the area, the visitor gets a comprehensive insight into the technology, history and social structure of a centuries-old metallurgical plant. In the Saigerhütte Museum, in the former copper goods warehouse, finds, museum objects and models can be seen, which explain both the development of the metallurgical works and the production process of Saigern. In the copper hammer, the oldest functioning hammer mill in Europe, the hammer worker demonstrates the Breithammer, which weighs six hundredweight. In the outdoor area "Lange Hütte" the dimensions of a Saigerhütte are illustrated by means of ovens, herds and a stamp mill.
Facts and connections are revealed to the astonished visitor. And what is behind the legends and myths? Discover for yourself the secrets of the Saigerhütte, which has represented a self-contained community for centuries.
The Saigerhütte Grünthal is one of 22 components of the UNESCO World Heritage Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří.
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Become a master mint h.c. the Saigerhütte in Grünthal. Mint your "Grünthaler Glücksgroschen" yourself at the historical coinage in the Saigerhütte Museum and receive an honorary certificate as a minting master.
The "Saigerhütte Olbernhau - Grünthal" is a unique testimony of the non-ferrous metallurgy metallurgy in the world from the year 1537. It owes its name to a melting process for desilvering black copper that was revolutionary at the time, the Saigern. For centuries, the Saiger process was regarded as the pinnacle of metallurgy.
The formerly self-contained, privileged industrial community includes more than 20 historic buildings, surrounded by the remains of a fortified wall. The Saigerhütte was also the center of copper processing in Saxony. Four hammer works once belonged to the complex. The first rolling mill worked from 1847. A special feature of the local production was the Grünthal roof copper, which carries or carried more than 400 buildings. For example, the Dresden Frauenkirche, the Ulm Minster and St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. The roof copper was characterized by its high quality and covered with the green patina after a short time.
In the area, the visitor gets a comprehensive insight into the technology, history and social structure of a centuries-old metallurgical plant. In the Saigerhütte Museum, in the former copper goods warehouse, finds, museum objects and models can be seen, which explain both the development of the metallurgical works and the production process of Saigern. In the copper hammer, the oldest functioning hammer mill in Europe, the hammer worker demonstrates the Breithammer, which weighs six hundredweight. In the outdoor area "Lange Hütte" the dimensions of a Saigerhütte are illustrated by means of ovens, herds and a stamp mill.
Facts and connections are revealed to the astonished visitor. And what is behind the legends and myths? Discover for yourself the secrets of the Saigerhütte, which has represented a self-contained community for centuries.
The Saigerhütte Grünthal is one of 22 components of the UNESCO World Heritage Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří.
TIP:
Become a master mint h.c. the Saigerhütte in Grünthal. Mint your "Grünthaler Glücksgroschen" yourself at the historical coinage in the Saigerhütte Museum and receive an honorary certificate as a minting master.
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2.87 km
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