# Things to see in Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. (Germany): 42 places and when to go

> Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. is a town in Germany, and this site lists 42 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (11), Nature (9), With kids (8). The best known are Schwarzenberg, Saxony, Buchschachtelberg and Fastenberg. The best time to come is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 47. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schwarzenberg-erzgeb/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 50.5288, 12.7766
- **Places:** 42 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (11) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (9) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (8) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (6) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (6) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/espiritual/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to March and November.
- **Nearest airport:** BER Berlin, 210 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Auersberg, at 1,018 m.

## What to see in Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.

The places in and around Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb., best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Schwarzenberg, Saxony](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hoher-hahn/): Nature · Mountains · 1.2 km
- [Buchschachtelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/buchschachtelberg/): Nature · Mountains · 15 km
- [Fastenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fastenberg/): Nature · Mountains · 11 km
- [Scheibenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/scheibenberg/): Mountain in Scheibenberg, Germany · 11 km
- [Schwarzenberg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-schwarzenberg/): Museum in Germany · 1.2 km
- [Auersberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/auersberg/): Nature · Mountains · 12 km
- [Schatzenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schatzenstein/): Mountain in Saxony, Germany · 8.6 km
- [Grünhain Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kloster-grunhain/): Cistercian monastery · 6.1 km
- [Prinzenhöhle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/prinzenhohle/): Nature · 14 km
- [Anton-Günther-Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/anton-gunther-weg/): Hiking · 11 km
- [Isenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/isenburg/): Castle · 14 km
- [Zelle Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/klosterlein-zelle/): Monastery in Germany · 9.7 km
- [Mahlmühle Schwarzbach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mahlmuhle-schwarzbach/): History · Architecture · 7.4 km
- [St. Nicholas' Church, Aue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nicolaikirche/): Church building in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony, Germany · 8.1 km
- [Geotop Roter Kamm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/roter-kamm/): Natural monument in Saxony, Germany · 12 km
- [Saint George Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sankt-georgen/): Church building in Schwarzenberg, Saxony, Germany · 1.2 km
- [Heimatecke Waschleithe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schauanlage-heimatecke/): Museum · 5.6 km
- [Greifenbachstauweiher](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/greifenbachstauweiher/): Hot springs · 16 km
- [Vordere Aue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/vordere-aue/): Nature reserve in Sachsen, Germany · 11 km
- [Zoo der Minis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zoo-der-minis/): Zoo in Germany · 7.6 km
- [Berg- und Wanderhütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/berg-und-wanderhutte/): Hiking · 6.0 km
- [[Č] NS Horská](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/c-ns-horska/): Hiking · 12 km
- [Crottentaucher e.V.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/crottentaucher-e-v/): Dive site · 12 km
- [Fernwanderweg Görlitz – Greiz (Teil: Grossrueckerswalde - Rodewisch(Bhf)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fernwanderweg-gorlitz-greiz-teil-grossrueckerswalde-rodewisc/): Hiking · 1.8 km

And the other 18, by what you come to do:

- **Hiking**: [Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode (Sachsen West)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fernwanderweg-zittau-wernigerode-sachsen-west/), [Jakobsweg Silberberg (Annaberg-Eich)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-silberberg-annaberg-eich/), [Kammweg Erzgebirge-Vogtland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kammweg-erzgebirge-vogtland/), [W@nderbarer Silberberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/w-nderbarer-silberberg/), [Ww Auersberg - Fichtelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ww-auersberg-fichtelberg/), [[Z] Potůčky - Železná cesta](/paises/europa/alemania/z-potucky-zelezna-cesta/), [Zwoenitztal-Wanderweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zwoenitztal-wanderweg/)
- **With kids**: [Freizeitbad Greifensteine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freizeitbad-greifensteine/), [Natur- und Wildpark Waschleithe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/natur-und-wildpark-waschleithe/), [Silberstromers Fundora](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/silberstromers-fundora/), [Wurzelrudis Erlebniswelt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wurzelrudis-erlebniswelt/), [Zeiss-Planetarium und Sternwarte Schneeberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zeiss-planetarium-und-sternwarte-schneeberg/), [Zwönitzer Schwimmhalle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zwonitzer-schwimmhalle/)
- **Hot springs**: [Gesundheitsbad ACTINON](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gesundheitsbad-actinon/), [Langbad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/langbad/)
- **Food and drink**: [Brauerei Fiedler](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/privatbrauerei-fiedler/), [Ybnstoker](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ybnstoker/)
- **History**: [Schaubergwerk Herkules Frisch Glück](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schaubergwerk-herkules-frisch-gluck/)

## When to go to Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.

The best time to visit Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. is **April to October and December**; also possible: January to March and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 14 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 47 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 33 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 33 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 15 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 12 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 49 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 19 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 25 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 41 |
| December | Best time | 7 h 47 |

In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 47. In June, 42 of the 42 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.

The nearest main airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER, Berlin), 210 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=50.5288%2C12.7766)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.5288%2C12.7766)

## Other towns nearby

- [Thermalbad Wiesenbad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/thermalbad-wiesenbad/): 48 places · 21 km
- [Hirschfeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hirschfeld/): 34 places · 26 km
- [Lichtenstein/Sa.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lichtenstein-sa/): 18 places · 28 km
- [Chemnitz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/chemnitz/): 72 places · 35 km
- [Crimmitschau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/crimmitschau/): 16 places · 43 km
- [Plauen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/plauen/): 41 places · 45 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.?

The best known: [Schwarzenberg, Saxony](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hoher-hahn/), [Buchschachtelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/buchschachtelberg/), [Fastenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fastenberg/), [Scheibenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/scheibenberg/), [Schwarzenberg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-schwarzenberg/). In all, 42 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.?

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 47.

### How do you get to Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.?

The nearest main airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 210 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.5288%2C12.7766) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. as the destination and these 42 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).