Oybin

Few places in Saxony have a past as closely bound to an imperial castle and Celestine monastery as Oybin. The settlement lies beneath Mount Oybin, a sandstone massif in the Zittau Mountains, the German part of the Lusatian range near the Czech border. Emperor Charles IV developed the mountaintop stronghold in the 14th century, and the monastery ruins still define the site. Their dramatic stone arches later drew Romantic-era artists, including Caspar David Friedrich. The narrow-gauge railway from Zittau adds another lasting link to the region’s heritage. See how Oybin belongs to the wider Zittau Mountains by browsing webcams nearby.

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