Glashütte, Watchmaking center in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Germany
Located at 340 meters above sea level, Glashütte extends across 95.64 square kilometers of wooded hills in the eastern part of Saxony.
Ferdinand Adolph Lange established the first watchmaking workshop in 1845 with support from the Royal Saxon government, initiating the town's transformation into a manufacturing hub.
The German Watch Museum in Glashütte presents exhibitions about the technical innovations and manufacturing methods developed in the region since the 19th century.
The municipality connects to regional centers through the Müglitztalbahn railway line, which has served the area since 1890.
The designation 'Glashütte' for watches received protected geographical status in 2022, requiring timepieces to be manufactured within the municipal boundaries.
Location: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Elevation above the sea: 340 m
Shares border with: Kreischa, Müglitztal, Liebstadt, Altenberg, Schmiedeberg, Dippoldiswalde, Rabenau
Website: https://glashuette-sachs.de
GPS coordinates: 50.85000,13.78333
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:56
Wilisch
8.2 km
Schmorsdorfer Linde
9.4 km
Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte
350 m
Schloss Reinhardtsgrimma
5.1 km
Church of Reinhardtsgrimma
5.3 km
Luchberg
4.3 km
Uhrenmuseum & Uhrmacherschule Glashütte Original
353 m
Finckenfang
8.1 km
St. Wolfgang
524 m
Burg Grimmstein
5 km
Heidemühlenteich
10.7 km
Holy Trinity Church
7.7 km
Müglitzhang bei Schlottwitz
4.2 km
Lindenmuseum Clara Schumann
9.4 km
Obertor
9.5 km
Trebnitzgrund
2.7 km
Glashütte Observatory
375 m
Dippoldiswalder Heide und Wilisch
10.1 km
Fabrikantenvilla mit Sonnenuhr und Einfriedung Schulstraße 8
623 m
Villa und drei Sandstein-Zaunpfeiler Glashütter Straße 6
9.3 km
Sachgesamtheit Friedhof Glashütte mit Friedhofsgestaltung (Gartendenkmale) und folgenden Einzeldenkmalen: Einfriedung, 10 Grabstätten, davon zwei Kriegerdenkmale und Monument für Hochwasseropfer 1927 (siehe auch Einzeldenkmaldokument - Obj. 092781
927 m
Zwei Gedenktafeln Moritz-Großmann-Platz 1
780 m
Katholische Kapelle Kipsdorf
8.8 km
Polish-Saxon Post Milestone in Glashütte
206 m
Mühle und Bäckerei Bärenhecke
2.8 km
Wohnhaus in geschlossener Bebauung Obertorplatz 9
9.4 km
St. Konrad von Parzham
9.7 km
Wayside shrines in Dippoldiswalde
9.7 kmReviews
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