Town  Zwickau Castles The 'Erzgebirge' Landkarte
Germany consists of 16 federal states. One is Saxony in the south - eastern part of Germany with a border to the Czech Republic.
Westsaxony - an interesting part of Germany which you can now discover
Touch the subjects in the map with the mouse
Gehe mit der Maus zu den eingelagerten Bildern
Town Zwickau
The town has a population of about 100.000. It is the heart of the region "Westsaxony" with an strong industrial basement and an exiting cultural and historical background.
Castles in Saxony
There are interesting and exciting castles in Westsaxony. They refer to the long history and show tradition and live in those days. The web site introduces 8 castles.
The "Erzgebirge"
The name comes from ore. On the ridge of the mountains is the border to the Czech Republic. During the former centuries were a lot of mining particularly for silver but also for other ore like iron, tin and copper. In GDR-time was it the centre of uranium mining. The web site shows some sights to reminder.