Saxoniabrunnen, Chemnitz

Name: Saxoniabrunnen
Address: Chemnitz, Germany

#28 among attractions in Chemnitz

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The Saxoniabrunnen, which once graced Chemnitz's Roßmarkt, has stood on the redesigned Johannisplatz since early July 2011. The existing pedestal and the top were restored. The bronze figures of the blacksmith and the spinner on the side, as well as the figure of Saxonia, which fell victim to a metal donation during the war, were recast with donated funds. Instead of the former two-tiered pedestal, the fountain was placed on a single-tiered pedestal during reconstruction. According to the chairman of the Saxoniabrunnen-Verein, Peter Fritzsche, the former fence was intentionally omitted during the new construction so that people could approach the fountain and experience it more consciously. The newly cast "Saxonia" is considerably smaller than the original and somewhat simplified in design. For example, it lacks the large Saxon coat of arms shield that used to explicitly identify the figure as a personification of Saxony.

Coordinates: 50°49'60"N, 12°55'24"E

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ZentrumChemnitz Germany

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

Nearby attractions include: Karl-Marx-Monument, Gunzenhauser Museum, Galerie Roter Turm, Stadtbad.

~950 ftN
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Karl-Marx-Monument, Chemnitz
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0.5 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Gunzenhauser Museum, Chemnitz
13 min walk • The Gunzenhauser Museum is a museum and art gallery located in Chemnitz, the third largest city of Saxony, Germany. It contains 2,459 works by 270 modern artists of the 20th century that have been collected by the art dealer Dr. Alfred Gunzenhauser.
~600 ftW
50°50'2"N • 12°55'15"E
Galerie Roter Turm, Chemnitz
3 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.4 miN
Amusement, Water park, Swimming
Stadtbad, Chemnitz
11 min walk • The city baths on Mühlenstraße were designed in 1925 by the city's construction director Fred Otto in the New Building style. It was intended to replace the Hedwigbad built in 1866/1867 on what was then Hedwigstraße, which no longer met the needs...
~840 ftS
Nature, Forest, Natural attraction
Chemnitz petrified forest, Chemnitz
5 min walk • The Chemnitz petrified forest is a petrified forest in Chemnitz, Germany. Most of the trunks are exhibited in the Museum of Natural History in Chemnitz inside of Kulturkaufhaus Tietz, including slices of trunks with polished edges.
~690 ftS
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz, Chemnitz
4 min walk • The Museum of Natural History Chemnitz has been housed in the DAStietz in Chemnitz since 2004. In addition to a collection of over 300,000 exhibits, the exhibition space on the second floor includes the Sterzeleanum, a historical cabinet, the...
~1620 ftN
Museum, Specialty museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz
8 min walk • The Chemnitz Art Collections with their approximately 65,000 exhibits are located in the König-Albert-Museum on Theaterplatz, which opened in 1909 and was designed by Richard Möbius.
1.1 miNE
50°50'48"N • 12°56'18"E
Sachsen-Allee Chemnitz, Chemnitz
29 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~550 ftNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Tower
Red Tower, Chemnitz
3 min walk • Red tower in Chemnitz - a former defensive tower, a remains of medieval city walls in Chemnitz, located on the corner of Straße der nationen and am Wall.
0.9 miNW
Museum, History museum
Schloßbergmuseum, Chemnitz
23 min walk • The Schloßbergmuseum is the museum of urban history of the city of Chemnitz. It is located in the district of Schloßchemnitz on the site of an old Benedictine monastery that Emperor Lothar III had built around 1136 on a mountain near the Chemnitz...
~810 ftS
50°49'52"N • 12°55'22"E
Neue Sächsische Galerie Chemnitz, Chemnitz
4 min walk • Museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Saxoniabrunnen?

Nearby attractions include Red Tower, Chemnitz (3 min walk), Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz, Chemnitz (4 min walk), Kulturkaufhaus Tietz, Chemnitz (4 min walk), Neue Sächsische Galerie Chemnitz, Chemnitz (4 min walk).

How to get to Saxoniabrunnen by public transport?

The nearest stations to Saxoniabrunnen:

Tram

Roter Turm • Lines: 1, 3, 4 (2 min walk)
Stefan-Heym-Platz • Lines: 2, 5 (3 min walk)

Bus

Roter Turm • Lines: 62, 72, 79, N17 (3 min walk)
Stefan-Heym-Platz • Lines: 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, N11, N12 (3 min walk)

Train

Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof (14 min walk)
Chemnitz Mitte (16 min walk)