Schwarzenberg
Founded in the 12th century to protect a trade road, Schwarzenberg is a mountain town in Saxony's Ore Mountains, close to the German–Czech border, with a compact centre and scenic viewpoints across the surrounding highlands. The town gained wider recognition through Stefan Heym's novel about the weeks in 1945 when it fell into neither Soviet nor American occupation — a historical curiosity that earned it the name Free Republic of Schwarzenberg. During the East German era it was Eastern Europe's leading producer of washing machines.
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- Population16,168
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
Nearest airports
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Schwarzenberg: quick answers
Where is Schwarzenberg?
Schwarzenberg is in Erzgebirgskreis, Germany, about 30 km18 miles in a straight line from Zwickau.
How do you get to Schwarzenberg?
The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary (KLV), about 1 hr 10 min away by road. The nearest train station is Schwarzenberg (Erzgebirge), about 7 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Schwarzenberg?
The warmest month is July, averaging 16°C61°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -3°C27°F. The wettest month is July, with about 117 mm4.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Schwarzenberg?
OpenStreetMap lists 6 museums, 8 restaurants, 5 cafés and 10 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Schwarzenberg?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Annaberg-Buchholz, Werdau and Plauen.