Embark on a tour past the most beautiful buildings and sights of Freiberg's old town - part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Erzgebirge/Krusnohori Mining Region" since 2019. You will learn all about 850 years of the city's history: facts, anecdotes and stories about customs and traditions. Of course, there are also audio samples - of the Silbermann organ, the Steigerlied and Anacker's miner's greeting.
Highlights of the route
- Castle square
- Untermarkt with St. Mary's Cathedral and the City and Mining Museum
- Buttermarkt with Nikolai Church and theater
- Schüppchenberg / first silver discovery
- (planned) "Reiche Zeche" silver mine
- City wall with Donatsturm tower and granary
- Freudenstein Castle with the world's largest mineral collection terra mineralia
- Obermarkt with the fountain monument to the town founder "Otto der Reiche" and the town hall with its carillon
Travel times Wednesday to Sunday:
10.00 a.m.
11.15 a.m.
1.15 p.m.
2.30 p.m.
4.00 p.m.
Winter break: end of December - end of February
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Departure / Arrival: Schloßplatz
Prices:
Adults: 9,50 €
Concessions*: 8,50 €
Children from 4 to 14 years: € 4.00
Families (2 adults and 2 children): € 25.00, each additional child € 1.00
Groups: from 20 p. € 8.50 p.p. | from 35 p. € 8.00 p.p. | from 45 p. € 7.00 p.p.
*Guests with a degree of disability of 70% or more, guests with a "B" in their ID card travel free of charge.
The operator's general terms and conditions apply, e.g. point 5 in the event of a canceled trip.
Masks must be worn on the train.
Tickets & registration
Silberstadtbahn
Herderstr. 8
09599 Freiberg
Tel.: 03731 / 1682706
Tickets are available online or from the driver on the day.
For other dates, tickets can also be purchased at the Tourist Information Office.
Advance booking is not possible. Groups of 10 people or more are welcome to book.
Each trip can take 45 - up to a maximum of 54 people.
Special trips / rent a train:
Additional dates for group and special trips are possible by prior arrangement: info@silberstadtbahn.de,Tel. 03731 / 16 82 70 6
Operator
Mike Pickran | Silberstadtbahn
Herderstrasse 8 | 09599 Freiberg
Terms
Masks are compulsory: A face mask must be worn on the train.
It is not possible to take wheelchairs and baby carriages on board.
Public transport
Guests arriving by train or bus can take the city bus lines B or F from the train or bus station directly to Schloßplatz.
It takes about 15-20 minutes to walk from the train station to the tourist information office.
Directions
You can reach Schloßplatz by car via the B101.Parking
There are parking spaces directly in front of the Tourist Information Office. If these are full, we recommend the parking garage at Tivoli on Beethovenstraße, approx. 5 minutes' walk away.Coordinates
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