Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Hohenstein-Ernstthal is best known in Germany for the Sachsenring, the motorcycle-racing circuit on the town’s outskirts that hosts the German Motorcycle Grand Prix. The town stands in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, where compact streets rise from the historic centre towards wooded ground. It was created in 1898 through the union of Hohenstein and Ernstthal. Writer Karl May, creator of the fictional Apache chief Winnetou and frontiersman Old Shatterhand, was born in Ernstthal in 1842; his birthplace is preserved as a museum. Church towers, civic buildings and closely packed roofs give the centre the character of a Saxon town shaped by the industrial era.
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Built around the medieval fortification of Hohenstein, Hohenstein-Ernstthal grew into a Saxon town at the northern foot of the Ore Mountains. Its present name reflects the 1898 union of Hohenstein and Ernstthal, the latter founded in 1686 by Protestant refugees from Bohemia. Writer Karl May, creator of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, was born in Ernstthal in 1842; his birthplace is now a museum. The nearby Sachsenring circuit has given the town an international profile in motorcycle racing and regularly hosts the German Motorcycle Grand Prix. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Saxony connects regionally.
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Saxony is renowned across Germany for Meissen porcelain, first produced in the town of Meissen in 1710. The state stretches from the Ore Mountains on the Czech border to the Elbe valley, whose banks include Dresden, Saxony’s capital. Dresden’s reconstructed Frauenkirche and the baroque Zwinger reflect its role as a historic court city, while Leipzig has long been associated with trade fairs and Johann Sebastian Bach, who worked at St Thomas Church. East of Dresden, the Elbe Sandstone Mountains create the striking rock country of Saxon Switzerland. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Saxony.
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Germany stretches from the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts to the Alps on its southern border, encompassing northern plains, river valleys and forested uplands. The Rhine, Danube and Elbe have long connected its regions, while the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps give the south a more dramatic relief. Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island reflect the capital’s role in German history and culture. Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rises above the Rhine, and the Bauhaus movement, founded in Weimar in 1919, transformed modern design far beyond Germany. Regional cooking, Christmas markets and brewing traditions bring further character to daily life. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Germany.
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