Mothäuser Heide, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park

Name: Mothäuser Heide
Address: Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park, Germany

#53 among attractions in Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park

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Mothäuser Heide, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park

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The Mothäuser Heide not far from the Marienberg district of Kühnhaide is the oldest moor and protected area in the Ore Mountains. It has the status of a nature reserve and is also a fauna-flora habitat.

The bog is located northwest of Kühnhaide in the central Ore Mountains not far from the German-Czech border. With an altitude of 729 to 773 m above sea level, the area is located on the mountain ridge.

Area: 1.6 mi²Elevation: 2516 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°35'54"N, 13°13'5"E

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Day trips

Mothäuser Heide – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Raubschloss Liebenstein, Steinhübel, St Mary's Church, Lauterstein Castle.

2.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Raubschloss Liebenstein, Pobershau
62 min walk • Liebenstein Castle is a ruined castle on a rocky hill spur in the Schwarzwassertal valley near Pobershau. The spur castle was probably built in the 12th century and may have guarded the road through the valley.
2.6 miNE
Mountain
Steinhübel, Pobershau
68 min walk • Steinhübel is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.
4.3 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Mary's Church, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
110 min walk • St. Mary's Church in Marienberg in the German state of Saxony is an Evangelical-Lutheran church in the southeast of the county of Erzgebirgskreis. It is the most recent of the three Ore Mountain Late Gothic hall churches.
4.9 miN
Forts and castles
Lauterstein Castle, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
125 min walk • Lauterstein Castle, in German Burg Lauterstein, also called Burgruine Niederlauterstein, is a medieval castle in Niederlauterstein, town of Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony. It has been a ruin since the Thirty Years' War.
2.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Katzenstein, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
65 min walk • The Katzenstein is a mountain in Saxony, southeastern Germany.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Morgensternhöhe, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
90 min walk • Morgensternhöhe is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hirtstein, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
120 min walk • Hirtstein is a mountain of Saxony, in southeastern Germany. It is situated near the village Satzung, in the Ore Mountains, about 1.5 km from the border to the Czech Republic. Its elevation is 890 m.
5.3 miSW
Mountain
Fuchshöhe, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
135 min walk • Fuchshöhe is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.
4.9 miNW
50°39'33"N • 13°9'38"E
Freizeitbad AQUA MARIEN, Marienberg
126 min walk • Watersports, Spa, Sport complex
4.1 miN
Town
Zöblitz, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
106 min walk • Zöblitz is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 5 kilometres east of Marienberg, and 30 kilometres southeast of Chemnitz. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the municipality of Marienberg.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dreibrüderhöhe
140 min walk • Dreibrüderhöhe or short Brüderhöhe is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany. It is located near Marienberg in Saxony and can reached by a road branching off Bundesstraße 171, or on hiking routes from Marienberg, Wolkenstein, Lauta, Großrückerswalde or Gehringswalde, among...

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How to get to Mothäuser Heide by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mothäuser Heide:

Bus

Kühnhaide, Alter Sportplatz • Lines: 487, 497 (30 min walk)