Sachsen - Maps & Guide

Welcome to the map and guide of the cities, towns or places of interest around Sachsen in Germany. Here you will find virtual tours and guides with 360° panoramas of various destinations linked to various Sachsen maps.

Alongside each virtual tour and panorama is a Google map and some local and travel information to help you explore plan and your trip to Sachsen and Germany. This growing guide of Sachsen uses images and information provided by independent travellers, giving you the fuller picture of the various sights, hotels and attractions in Germany.

Sachsen - Featured Destinations

Sachsen - Travel & Information

Freistaat Sachsen (Free State of Saxony) is a landlocked state in eastern Germany. It shares internal borders with the German states of Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia and Bavaria and international borders with Czech Republic and Poland.

The capital city of Sachsen is Dresden and both Chemnitz and Leipzig are also important cities in the area. The area has a long and rich history, dating back to prehistoric times and contains several important circular ditches (monumental temples) archaeological sites dating to the 5th century BC. In the 8th century the region became the Duchy of Saxony and was then incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire in the 10th century. A second Saxon State was established in the 15th century until it joined the German Confederation in the early 19th century. As a result, the region has a rich culture and many historic sites and castles.

Sachsen / Saxony - Tourism

Sachsen is popular with German tourists, but, aside from Dresden and Leipzig, is not well known abroad. Those that come here will find excellent local cuisine and many small historic towns like Meissen, Freiberg, Pirna, Bautzen, and Görlitz. The region has over 150 medieval castles, many of which are open to the public as tourist attractions. Famous among these are Scharfenstein Castle, Sachsenburg Castle, Lichtenwalde Palace and Park, Augustusburg Palace, Colditz Castle. The region also has a number of famous monasteries and gardens worth exploring.

Saxony / Sachsen - Castles

Below a list of popular castles in Saxony worthy of visiting:

• Albrechtsburg Castle - 10th century castle at Meissen on the River Elbe.
• Augustusburg Castle - 18th century castle and museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Colditz Castle - 16th century castle famous as a prison for officers during WWII.
• Delitzsch Castle - Baroque castle in the town of Delitzsch.
• Dresden Fortress - remains of a castle below the Albertinum and the Art Academy in Dresden.
• Dresden Residential Castle - part of a museum containing the "Turkish Chamber", the Armory, the Mint Cabinet and the Copper Plate Engraving Cabinet in Dresden.
• Moritzburg Pheasant Castle - 18th century late Rococo castle in Moritzburg.
• Hartenfels Castle - built in Torgau this is the spiritual home to the German Reformation and burial site of Martin Luther's wife.
• Klippenstein Castle - first built in the 13th century in Radeberg as a riding lodge.
• Lauenstein Castle - perched on cliffs overlooking the river Mueglitz in one of the most beautiful valleys in Saxony.
• Lichtenwalde Castle and Park - beautiful castle set in a Baroque garden with more than 400 individual fountains.
• Moritzburg Castle - 16th century hunting lodge converted into a magnificent Baroque castle and parkland in the 18th century.
• Pillnitz Castle and Park - grand Baroque castle palace in Dresden surrounded by lavish English, Dutch and Chinese gardens.
• Rochlitz Castle - 10th century fortress castle rising above the Zwickauer Mulde.

Saxony / Sachsen - Monasteries

The region has several monasteries, the most important of which are:

• Altzella Monastery Park - remains of a 12th century monastery in Nossen which fell into ruin after the monks were driven out during the German Reformation.
• Buch Monastery - 12th century Cistercians monastery and gardens on the banks of the Freiburger Mulde near Leisnig.
• Nimbschen Monastery - former convent where Katherine von Bora was a nun before becoming convinced by the German Reformation and leaving to eventually marry Martin Luther.

Saxony / Sachsen - Mountains

There are several mountain ranges that mostly lie on the border of Saxony and the Czech Republic. These include the Lusatian Mountains, Ore Mountains, Saxon Switzerland, and Vogtland. These are popular both in the summer for walking and mountain sports as well as some offering good skiing, snowboard and other snow sports in the winter. The Saxon Switzerland range alone has over 1,000 climbing peaks though none reach higher than 1000m.

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