Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains (German Erzgebirge, Czech Krušné hory) are a mountain range in Germany and the Czech Republic. They form the border between both countries for 150 km, extending from the western border of Saxony to the Elbe river. They are named for their plentiful metal ores.
The Ore Mountains are famous for many Christmas traditions. As the ores silver and tin were not found any more in the mines, former miners had to look for new ways to feed their families. In addition to lace making and weaving, the inhabitants went into wood carving. Nutcrackers, "smoking men", "pyramids" (carousels with figures of the Christmas story or from mining) and Schwibbogen (wooden arcs with candles in the windows, symbolising the opening of a mine) are some of many Christmas goods made in the Ore Mountains. Seiffen in the East Ore Mountains was a centre of the wooden toy industry.
Ore Mountains Media
Poloha geomorfologického celku Krušné hory v rámci České republiky. * * Hercynský systém* * Hercyns
Erzgebirge - Physische Karte
View from Mückentürmchen in the Eastern Ore Mountains to the west. Left: the escarpment descending to the Eger Graben; right: the gentle northern dip slope.
The Ore Mountains and adjacent regions
View of Breitenbrunn in the Ore Mountains, from Joachimsthaler Strasse
Stein Castle on the Zwickauer Mulde
The natural regions on the Saxon side of the Ore Mountains
The Stürmer in winter
Silver from the Freiberg district
From the second half of the 13th century glass manufacturing in the Ore Mountains established itself, but lost its significance with the mining boom
