What to See in Freiberg - Top Sights and Attractions

Discover 20 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Freiberg (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Freiberg Cathedral, Schloss Freudenstein, and Freibergsdorf Hammer Mill. Also, be sure to include Freiberg Germany Temple in your itinerary.

Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Freiberg (Saxony).

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Freiberg Cathedral

Also known as: Freiberger Dom

Collegiate church in Freiberg, Germany. The Freiberg Cathedral or Cathedral of St Mary is a church of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony in Freiberg in Saxony. The term Dom, a German synecdoche used for collegiate churches and cathedrals alike, is often uniformly translated as cathedral into English, even though this church here was a collegiate church, not a cathedral.^[1]

Address: Untermarkt 1, 09599 Freiberg

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Schloss Freudenstein

Building in Freiberg, Germany. Freudenstein Castle is located on the Schloßplatz on the edge of the town centre of Freiberg in the German state of Saxony. Its history is closely linked to the House of Wettin. After several conversions the castle is now a stately home with four wings comprising these buildings: the Langes Haus, Neues Haus, Kirchenflügel, Großer Turm und Schmales Haus.^[2]

Address: Schlossplatz 4, 09599 Freiberg

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Freibergsdorf Hammer Mill

Also known as: Freibergsdorfer Hammer

Monument in Freiberg, Germany. The Freibergsdorf Hammer Mill is an old hammer works that was used for metalworking in the village of Freibergsdorf in the German Ore Mountains. The site represents an important witness to proto-industrial development in the Ore Mountains. Of the once-numerous hammer mills, only three others remain working in Saxony: the Frohnauer Hammer, the Dorfchemnitz Iron Hammer Mill, and the Grünthal Copper Hammer Mill.

The Freibergsdorf Hammer Mill is the only surviving iron hammer mill in the Freiberg Mining Region. It was also the last hammer mill in production in Saxony.^[3]

Address: Hammerweg 4, Freiberg

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Freiberg Germany Temple

Also known as: Freiberg-Tempel

Temple in Freiberg, Germany. The Freiberg Germany Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. The church announced the temple in October 1982, ground was broken for construction on April 23, 1983, and the temple was dedicated on June 29 and June 30, 1985.^[4]

Address: Hainichener Straße 64, Freiberg

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St Peter's Church

The city church of St. Peter in Freiberg is located on the highest point of Freiberg's city center at Petriplatz, somewhat west of the Obermarkt. It is used by the parish of Petri-Johannis.

Address: Petripl. 7, 09599 Freiberg

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Obermarkt

Obermarkt is a historic square in the city of Freiberg in Saxony. Today it measures 110 meters by 72 meters and is located at an altitude of about 402 meters above sea level.

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