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Olbernhau
Olbernhau is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 35 km southeast of Chemnitz, and 23 km north of Chomutov, Czech Republic. History Presumably, the town's name arose from the old German name Albert (Albernhaw, Alberthau, Albernhau, Albretshain). Olbernhau has its origins back in the 13th century. Encouraged by Archbishop Albert I. of Meissen, the so-called White Monks ( Cistercians) from Osek founded the first settlement in the upper Flöha valley, shortly after ore was found here. Olbernhau was first mentioned in records in 1434 (as "Albernaw") in a contract documenting the sale of Olbernhau to the patritian Caspar von Berbisdorf. Ore mining started in 1511. In the course of the Protestant reformation Olbernhau became a parish in 1539. A school is mentioned for the first time in 1556. The solidly built church was consecrated in 1590. About 1684 the industrial art of gunsmithing was introduced in Olbernha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pockau-Lengefeld–Neuhausen Railway
The Pockau-Lengefeld–Neuhausen railway, one of two lines also called the Flöha Valley Railway (german: Flöhatalbahn), is a branch line in the German state of Saxony. It runs in the valley of the Flöha (river), Flöha from Pockau via Olbernhau to Neuhausen, Saxony, Neuhausen. Since 2001, the route has been operated by Erzgebirgsbahn, part of Deutsche Bahn's ''RegioNetz'' subsidiary. History A railway into the upper Flöha valley and to Marienberg was already under consideration in 1863, when the construction of the railway from Dresden–Werdau railway, Chemnitz to Freiberg was debated. Initially, a route south of the current one was planned to connect towns in the Ore Mountains to the railway network. When these plans were abandoned, a railway through the Flöha valley via Olbernhau to Chomutov (German: ''Komotau''; then in the Austrian Empire and from 1867 in Austria-Hungary, now in the Czech Republic) was considered. At the same time, a committee for the construction of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |