Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, a town in Saxony's Zwickau district, is best known as the birthplace of the adventure writer Karl May, whose birth house is now a museum, and as home to the Sachsenring racing circuit, which hosts a round of the Motorcycle World Championship. The two towns of Hohenstein and Ernstthal were united in 1898, and the area grew from silver-mining origins in the 15th century. Physicist Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert and inventor Christoph Gottlieb Schröter were also born here.
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- Population16,542
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.4 km0.9 mi
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Hohenstein-Ernstthal: quick answers
Where is Hohenstein-Ernstthal?
Hohenstein-Ernstthal is in Zwickau, Germany, about 16 km9.7 miles in a straight line from Chemnitz.
How do you get to Hohenstein-Ernstthal?
The nearest airport is Nobitz (AOC), about 49 min away by road. The nearest train station is Hohenstein-Ernstthal, about 4 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Hohenstein-Ernstthal?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 0°C32°F. The wettest month is July, with about 102 mm4.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Hohenstein-Ernstthal?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 10 restaurants, 3 cafés and 7 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Hohenstein-Ernstthal?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Annaberg-Buchholz, Werdau and Schwarzenberg. Hohenstein-Ernstthal is listed among the day trips from Berlin.