Fichtelberg, Oberwiesenthal

Name: Fichtelberg
Address: Oberwiesenthal, Germany

#1 among attractions in Oberwiesenthal

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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The Fichtelberg is a mountain with two main peaks in the middle of the Ore Mountains in the east German state of Saxony, near the Czech border. At 1,214.6 m above sea level, the Fichtelberg is the highest mountain in Saxony, the second highest in the Ore Mountains and used to be the highest mountain in East Germany. Its subpeak is 1,206 m high. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3985 ftCoordinates: 50°25'34"N, 12°57'42"E

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Day trips

Fichtelberg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cranzahl Dam, Fichtelberg Cable Car, Taufichtig, Fichtelbergbahn.

5.5 miN
Nature, Lake, Natural attraction
Cranzahl Dam, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
141 min walk • Cranzahl Dam is a dam in the Free State of Saxony in East Germany. It was built from 1949 to 1952 near Sehmatal–Cranzahl and the Bärenstein mountain in the Ore Mountains to supply drinking water to Annaberg-Buchholz and the surrounding area.
~1820 ftNW
Aerial tramway
Fichtelberg Cable Car
9 min walk • The Fichtelberg Cable Car is a German cable car in the Ore Mountains in Saxony that runs from the town of Oberwiesenthal to the Fichtelberg mountain top.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taufichtig, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
84 min walk • The Taufichtig is a 1,001-metre-high peak northwest of the Fichtelberg massif in the upper Ore Mountains in Germany.
0.7 miSE
50°25'18"N • 12°58'33"E
Fichtelbergbahn, Oberwiesenthal
18 min walk • Taxis and shuttles, Transport, Bridge
3.8 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Suppenmuseum, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
96 min walk • The soup museum is located in Neudorf, a district of the municipality of Sehmatal in the upper Ore Mountains. It is the first of its kind in Germany.
~1270 ftS
Sport venue, Sport
Fichtelbergschanzen, Oberwiesenthal
7 min walk • Fichtelbergschanzen are ski jumping hills in Oberwiesenthal, Germany.