 Winter scene in the Ore Mountains.  Traditional miners procession. The Ore Mountains (German: Erzgebirge, Czech: Krušné hory) are a mountain range in Germany and the Czech Republic. They form the border between both countries for 150 km, extending from the western border of Saxony to the Elbe river. For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ...
The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) has a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ...
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The western portions of the Ore Mountains have the highest peaks. Klínovec (1244 m) on the Czech side and Fichtelberg (1214.6 m) on the German side are the highest mountains of this range. In the west the Ore Mountains adjoin the lower Bavarian Fichtelgebirge. In the east, the Elbe Sandstone Mountains on both banks of the Elbe river may be regarded as the easternmost extension of the Ore Mountains. East of the Elbe, the mountain chain continues as the Lusatian Mountains. The Ore Mountains slope gently away to the north, where the cities of Zwickau and Chemnitz are located in the foothills, but the southern incline is extremely steep. View of Klinovec from Fichtelberg. ...
The Fichtelberg is a mountain with two main peaks in the middle of the Erzgebirge (English: ore mountains) in south-eastern Germany, in Saxony near the Czech border. ...
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The Fichtelgebirge is a mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. ...
Rocks at Elbe Sandstone Mountains The Elbe Sandstone Mountains (German Elbsandsteingebirge, Czech Labské pÃskovce) is a mountain range. ...
Cross-counry skiing route on the main ridge, Luž/Lausche on the horizon. ...
Zwickau is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony (Sachsen), situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 130 km (82 miles) southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz. ...
Chemnitz (Sorbian/Lusatian Kamjenica, 1953-1990 called Karl-Marx-Stadt; Czech: Saská Kamenice) is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ...
The Ore Mountains were virtually unsettled during the Middle Ages and covered with dense forests. In the 15th century the discovery of silver and tin deposits led to the settlement of the mountains and the foundation of cities. The name is derived from the richness in mineral resources, including fluorspar, iron, copper, cobalt and uranium, as well as silver and tin. Segmented Erz-gebirge, the name takes Erz- from the German word "Erz" for metal ore. "Gebirge" means "mountain range". Similarly, the word "krušec" used to mean "ore" in the Czech language, "krušné" being its adjective, and "hory" means "mountains". Today the mountains are also a popular winter sports resort. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...
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Octahedral fluorite crystals from New Mexico, USA Fluorite (also called fluor-spar or Blue John) is a mineral composed of calcium fluoride, CaF2. ...
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General Name, symbol, number uranium, U, 92 Chemical series actinides Group, period, block n/a, 7, f Appearance silvery gray metallic; corrodes to a spalling black oxide coat in air Standard atomic weight 238. ...
The Ore Mountains are famous for many Christmas traditions. As the silver and tin deposits declined, former miners had to look for new ways to feed their families. In addition to lace making and weaving, the inhabitants went into wood carving. Nutcrackers, "smoking men", "pyramids" (carousels with figures of the Christmas story or from mining) and Schwibbogen (wooden arcs with candles in the windows, representing a mine entrance) are some of many Christmas goods made in the Ore Mountains. Seiffen in the East Ore Mountains is a centre of the wooden toy industry. For other uses, see Lace (disambiguation). ...
A variety of nutcrackers A nutcracker consists of a mechanical device for cracking nuts. ...
panorama central place toy museum typical house The town of Seiffen (Pronounced zeefen) is located in the district of Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, which is the south-center of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. ...
View from the mountain Auersberg (1019m).
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