Frohnau (Annaberg-Buchholz)
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Frohnau is a village in the Saxon
borough of Annaberg-Buchholz
in the district of Erzgebirgskreis
in southeast Germany. The discovery of silver on the Schreckenberg
led in 1496 to the foundation of the neighbouring mining town
of Annaberg. The village of Frohnau is best known for its museum of technology, the Frohnauer Hammer
, and the visitor mine of Markus Röhling Stolln. The mining area around Frohnau has been selected as a candidate for a UNESCO world heritage site: the Ore Mountain Mining Region
(Montanregion Erzgebirge).
The Waldhufendorf
of Frohnau is located about a kilometre west of the town centre of Annaberg. The lower part of the village is located in the valley of the Sehma river
on the Staatsstraße S261. The village runs along a steep village street in a western direction up to the heights of the Schreckenberg.
borough of Annaberg-Buchholz
in the district of Erzgebirgskreis
in southeast Germany. The discovery of silver on the Schreckenberg
led in 1496 to the foundation of the neighbouring mining town
of Annaberg. The village of Frohnau is best known for its museum of technology, the Frohnauer Hammer
, and the visitor mine of Markus Röhling Stolln. The mining area around Frohnau has been selected as a candidate for a UNESCO world heritage site: the Ore Mountain Mining Region
(Montanregion Erzgebirge).
The Waldhufendorf
of Frohnau is located about a kilometre west of the town centre of Annaberg. The lower part of the village is located in the valley of the Sehma river
on the Staatsstraße S261. The village runs along a steep village street in a western direction up to the heights of the Schreckenberg.
borough of Annaberg-Buchholz
in the district of Erzgebirgskreis
in southeast Germany. The discovery of silver on the Schreckenberg
led in 1496 to the foundation of the neighbouring mining town
of Annaberg. The village of Frohnau is best known for its museum of technology, the Frohnauer Hammer
, and the visitor mine of Markus Röhling Stolln. The mining area around Frohnau has been selected as a candidate for a UNESCO world heritage site: the Ore Mountain Mining Region
(Montanregion Erzgebirge).
The Waldhufendorf
of Frohnau is located about a kilometre west of the town centre of Annaberg. The lower part of the village is located in the valley of the Sehma river
on the Staatsstraße S261. The village runs along a steep village street in a western direction up to the heights of the Schreckenberg.
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
borough of Annaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, in the Erzgebirge, capital of the district Erzgebirgskreis.The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the Pöhlberg . It has three Protestant churches, among them that of St...
in the district of Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge , a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border...
in southeast Germany. The discovery of silver on the Schreckenberg
Schreckenberg
Schreckenberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
led in 1496 to the foundation of the neighbouring mining town
Mining town
A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry for the extraction or smeltering of ore.-United States:...
of Annaberg. The village of Frohnau is best known for its museum of technology, the Frohnauer Hammer
Frohnauer Hammer
The Frohnauer Hammer is an historic hammer mill in Frohnau, a village in the municipality of Annaberg-Buchholz in the Ore Mountains of southeast Germany. The mill is an important witness to the proto-industrial development in the Ore Mountains...
, and the visitor mine of Markus Röhling Stolln. The mining area around Frohnau has been selected as a candidate for a UNESCO world heritage site: the Ore Mountain Mining Region
Ore Mountain Mining Region
The Ore Mountain Mining Region is an industrial heritage landscape, over 800 years old, in the border region between the German state of Saxony and North Bohemia in Czechia....
(Montanregion Erzgebirge).
Geography
Waldhufendorf
The Waldhufendorf is a form of rural settlement established in areas of forest clearing with the farms arranged in a series along a road or stream, like beads on a chain...
of Frohnau is located about a kilometre west of the town centre of Annaberg. The lower part of the village is located in the valley of the Sehma river
Sehma (river)
The Sehma is a right tributary of the Rive Zschopau in the German federal state of Saxony and begins at the confluence of its headstreams the White Sehma and Red Sehma ....
on the Staatsstraße S261. The village runs along a steep village street in a western direction up to the heights of the Schreckenberg.
Neighbouring settlements
Frohnau is a village in the SaxonSaxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
borough of Annaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, in the Erzgebirge, capital of the district Erzgebirgskreis.The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the Pöhlberg . It has three Protestant churches, among them that of St...
in the district of Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge , a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border...
in southeast Germany. The discovery of silver on the Schreckenberg
Schreckenberg
Schreckenberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
led in 1496 to the foundation of the neighbouring mining town
Mining town
A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry for the extraction or smeltering of ore.-United States:...
of Annaberg. The village of Frohnau is best known for its museum of technology, the Frohnauer Hammer
Frohnauer Hammer
The Frohnauer Hammer is an historic hammer mill in Frohnau, a village in the municipality of Annaberg-Buchholz in the Ore Mountains of southeast Germany. The mill is an important witness to the proto-industrial development in the Ore Mountains...
, and the visitor mine of Markus Röhling Stolln. The mining area around Frohnau has been selected as a candidate for a UNESCO world heritage site: the Ore Mountain Mining Region
Ore Mountain Mining Region
The Ore Mountain Mining Region is an industrial heritage landscape, over 800 years old, in the border region between the German state of Saxony and North Bohemia in Czechia....
(Montanregion Erzgebirge).
Geography
Waldhufendorf
The Waldhufendorf is a form of rural settlement established in areas of forest clearing with the farms arranged in a series along a road or stream, like beads on a chain...
of Frohnau is located about a kilometre west of the town centre of Annaberg. The lower part of the village is located in the valley of the Sehma river
Sehma (river)
The Sehma is a right tributary of the Rive Zschopau in the German federal state of Saxony and begins at the confluence of its headstreams the White Sehma and Red Sehma ....
on the Staatsstraße S261. The village runs along a steep village street in a western direction up to the heights of the Schreckenberg.
Neighbouring settlements
Frohnau is a village in the SaxonSaxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
borough of Annaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, in the Erzgebirge, capital of the district Erzgebirgskreis.The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the Pöhlberg . It has three Protestant churches, among them that of St...
in the district of Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge , a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border...
in southeast Germany. The discovery of silver on the Schreckenberg
Schreckenberg
Schreckenberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
led in 1496 to the foundation of the neighbouring mining town
Mining town
A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry for the extraction or smeltering of ore.-United States:...
of Annaberg. The village of Frohnau is best known for its museum of technology, the Frohnauer Hammer
Frohnauer Hammer
The Frohnauer Hammer is an historic hammer mill in Frohnau, a village in the municipality of Annaberg-Buchholz in the Ore Mountains of southeast Germany. The mill is an important witness to the proto-industrial development in the Ore Mountains...
, and the visitor mine of Markus Röhling Stolln. The mining area around Frohnau has been selected as a candidate for a UNESCO world heritage site: the Ore Mountain Mining Region
Ore Mountain Mining Region
The Ore Mountain Mining Region is an industrial heritage landscape, over 800 years old, in the border region between the German state of Saxony and North Bohemia in Czechia....
(Montanregion Erzgebirge).
Geography
Waldhufendorf
The Waldhufendorf is a form of rural settlement established in areas of forest clearing with the farms arranged in a series along a road or stream, like beads on a chain...
of Frohnau is located about a kilometre west of the town centre of Annaberg. The lower part of the village is located in the valley of the Sehma river
Sehma (river)
The Sehma is a right tributary of the Rive Zschopau in the German federal state of Saxony and begins at the confluence of its headstreams the White Sehma and Red Sehma ....
on the Staatsstraße S261. The village runs along a steep village street in a western direction up to the heights of the Schreckenberg.
Neighbouring settlements