Heidenau - Glashütte -
Altenberg

...... rebuilt for the fourth time

King Albert is said to have called it the most beautiful valley in Saxony: the wild and romantic Müglitz Valley in the foothills of the Eastern Ore Mountains. Mining characterized the landscape once, but the region also has a rich milling tradition. Towns like Glashütte, Bärenstein and the well-known Altenberg were founded. Crafts and precision engineering found their way into the valley, the most famous example being the masterpieces of engineering from the Glashütte clock factories. Soon the first narrow-gauge railroad reached the valley, and as a result of increasing passenger demand, this was converted into regular gauge in the 1930s. In December 2003 the railroad was officially opened for the fifth time, after it had fallen victim to flooding in August of the previous year. Now visitors can once again enjoy a trip on the Müglitz Valley railroad every day in modern railcars, but occasionaly also in special trains pulled by steam engines.

Sideline attractions

• Glashütte Clock Museum and Glashütte Original Transparent Factory

• Dohna Museum of local history

• Winter sports center in Geising with 40 miles of cross-country and downhill ski runs and an ice rink

• Altenberg Bob run

• Altenberg Mining Museum

• Hartmannmühle Game Park

• Bärenstein Station Museum

• Weesenstein Castle and Park