Traditions in the Ore Mountains

Today, the Ore Mountains are a holiday region where traditions form part of people’s everyday lives. Mining, regional folk art and the “Weihnachtsland” (Christmas land) are the distinctive features of our region. Centuries-old relics of mining history tell of the life of our forbears.

• Mining traditions

• The Christmas land

• Famous people of the Erzgebirge

• Regional cooking in the Ore Mountains

• Carving

• Wood-turning

• Spanbaumstechen

• Ring-turning

• Making bobbin lace