The "Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge / Krusnohori" has made it and with it the Silver City Freiberg. After almost 20 years of application, the Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge / Krusnohori was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as a cross-border cultural landscape in July 2019 and, together with 21 other Saxon-Czech components, we can proudly call ourselves a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Freiberg - founded as the first mining town in the Ore Mountains - developed over time into one of the most important economic locations in Europe against the backdrop of its economic situation, the discovery of rich ore veins and the mining and smelting technologies used.

Get to know the significant component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - the historic Old Town of Freiberg - on an individual World Heritage Tour. Our guide knows all kinds of interesting facts about mining and customs.