Drebach Observatory

Drebach is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of the Ortsteile (divisions) Drebach, Grießbach, Im Grund, Scharfenstein, Spinnerei, Venusberg, Wilischthal and Wiltzsch.

Ehrenfriedersdorf (German pronunciation: [eːʁənˈfʁiːdɐsdɔʁf] ) is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 8 km northwest of Annaberg-Buchholz, and 21 km south of Chemnitz.

Scharfenstein Castle (German: Burg Scharfenstein) lies on an elongated hill spur above the village of Scharfenstein, in the municipality of Drebach in the Ore Mountains of Saxony, Germany. The castle is one of 24 sites run by the state-owned State Palaces, Castles and Gardens of Saxony (Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen).

Grießbach is a village and a former municipality in the Ore Mountains in Saxony, Germany. It was absorbed into the municipality Venusberg in 1999, and became part of the municipality Drebach in January 2010. It counts approximately 690 inhabitants.

Thermalbad Wiesenbad is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

Gelenau is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

Amtsberg is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

The Thumer Netz was a narrow gauge railway network in the area around Thum in Saxony, Germany that operated from 1886 until 1975. It had a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge. Total length was about 44 km (27.34 mi). This network had three segments that connected three standard gauge stations: In Wilischthal and Schönfeld-Wiesa were connections to the Annaberg-Buchholz-Flöha railway, and in Meinersdorf was a connection to the Chemnitz–Adorf railway. The three segments had their hub in Thum. This set of railroads brought much-needed connectivity and transport capacity to the small towns and villages of the central Ore Mountains, which had formed a viable industry in the 19th century due to abundance of water power, wood, ore and other natural resources as well as cheap labour. A landmark was the 180 m (590.6 ft) long and 35 m (114.8 ft) tall Greifenbach viaduct between Ehrenfriedersdorf and Geyer.

Thum is a small town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Thum has a population of about 5000.

Wolkenstein is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, on the river Zschopau, 22 km southeast of Chemnitz. The town is situated on a rocky spur near the confluence of the Zschopau and Preßnitz rivers. Its name is derived from the eponymous castle which is situated ca. 70 m above the river, and whose name signifies a rock that rises into the clouds. Aside from the town itself, Wolkenstein consists of the following subdivisions: Warmbad is a spa town known for its hot spring with a variety of medicinal uses.

The Pöhlbach (Czech: Polava) is a river of Saxony, Germany and of the Czech Republic. It is a right tributary of the Zschopau, which it joins near Thermalbad Wiesenbad.

The Wilisch is a river of Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Zschopau, which it joins near the town Zschopau.