Eisenbahnwelten im Kurort Rathen, Garden railway exhibition in Rathen, Saxony, Germany

Eisenbahnwelten im Kurort Rathen is a miniature park with over 4700 meters of tracks through detailed landscapes containing more than 220 model houses. A 300-meter water system winds through the grounds and brings the artificial world to life.

Lothar Hanisch of Dresden and Stuttgart bought a decaying three-sided farmstead in Rathen in early 2005 and built the miniature park there. After two years of construction and 1.9 million euros invested by 2013, it opened in 2007. The name came from a competition in the Sächsische Zeitung.

The name was chosen through a competition in the Sächsische Zeitung. The display includes 28 stations of the region and, since 2015, a model of the Matterhorn and part of the Rhätische Bahn with the Landwasserviadukt. The model Matterhorn is just over 5 meters high.

The grounds are easy to explore on foot and offer several seating areas for rest along the walkways. Visitors should bring comfortable shoes and plan for weather protection, since many paths are outdoors.

The 35 trains in continuous operation climb height differences of more than four metres, and the whole layout is controlled digitally by PC using the LGB MZS III system. Since 2015 a model Matterhorn, just over five metres high, and part of the Rhätische Bahn with the Landwasserviadukt have stood in the display.