ケムニッツ周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

Easily accessible via the cycle path.

Like the neighboring villages of Neukirchen and Burkhardtsdorf, Klaffenbach was a tributary village to the Benedictine Abbey of St. Mary in Chemnitz. These villages were sold in 1543 (according to other sources, 1547) to the wealthy Annaberg citizen Wolff Hühnerkopf, owner of several silver mines and master of the mint. He had the moated castle, now known as "Klaffenbach Water Castle" (older name "Neukirchen Castle"), built around 1557. After several changes of ownership, the castle came into the possession of Baron Dietrich von Taube, a court marshal of the Electorate from the Baltic region, in 1615. The castle's current appearance is said to be the result of the reconstruction under Taube beginning in 1616. The castle remained in the possession of the von Taube family for over 200 years. In 1819, the factory owner, merchant, and trader Carl Heinrich Hähnel from Schneeberg acquired the castle complex. The castle subsequently changed hands several times. In 1926, the municipality of Klaffenbach became owner of the manor (the moated castle's farmyard), and from 1934 onward, the moated castle as well. Subsequently, it was used by the Reich Labor Service (from 1935 to 1945) and as a youth correctional facility (1947-1989). After extensive renovation in the 1990s, the castle and its adjacent farmyard were converted into a cultural meeting place. Other buildings in the farmyard housed a hotel and a restaurant.

Nice destination, above Grüna.

Nice destination for a bike ride.

Nice destination for a bike ride.

The 302 meter high chimney is the largest structure in Saxony and is part of the Chemnitz thermal power plant. Wind, rain and frost had damaged the reinforced concrete over the last 30 years. Therefore, the 18,000 square meter outer shell had to be renovated. A renovation of the tallest building in Saxony became necessary to ensure continued operations. Therefore, the loose smaller parts of the outer shell were roughly removed first. Special workers who were skilled at heights then prepared the surfaces for subsequent repairs. The surface was then treated or filled with a synthetic resin-bound concrete. After priming, the workers applied the colorful industrial paint as the final step of the renovation, which protected the structure from wind and weather and gave it an individual coat of paint. Remediation steps The 302 meter high chimney is the largest structure in Saxony and is part of the Chemnitz thermal power station. Wind, rain and frost had damaged the reinforced concrete over the last 30 years. Therefore, the 18,000 square meter outer shell had to be renovated. A renovation of the tallest building in Saxony became necessary to ensure continued operations. Therefore, the loose smaller parts of the outer shell were roughly removed first. Special workers who were skilled at heights then prepared the surfaces for subsequent repairs. The surface was then treated or filled with a synthetic resin-bound concrete. After priming, the workers applied the colorful industrial paint as the final step of the renovation, which protected the structure from wind and weather and gave it an individual coat of paint. Color design: For the last step of the renovation work, someone came up with something very special. The 18,000 square meter outer shell was designed according to a design by the French artist Daniel Buren, which envisages seven colored sections of approximately the same size. When choosing the colors, it was important to the artist that the chimney stood out well from its surroundings, even from a distance. This is how the idea came about to use seven contrasting, cheerful colors for the seven segments of the chimney. (https://www.eins.de/ueber-eins/industriekultur/schornstein)

The bike path always goes straight. You don't have to climb any mountains here.

The Chemnitz Valley Cycle Path From the confluence of the Würschnitz and Zwönitz, the Chemnitz Valley Cycle Path currently extends to Göritzhain over a total length of around 30 kilometers. Source: https://chemnitztalradweg.de/