Olbernhau
Olbernhau () is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 35 km southeast of Chemnitz, and 23 km north of Chomutov, Czech Republic.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.name
- Olbernhau
- German location.image_photo
- Olbernhauer Stadtkirche.jpg
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Olbernhau COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Olbernhau in ERZ.png
- German location.state
- Sachsen
- German location.district
- Erzgebirgskreis
- German location.elevation
- 440
- German location.area
- 125.36
- German location.postal_code
- 09526
- German location.area_code
- 037360
- German location.licence
- ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
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Olbernhau () is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 35 km southeast of Chemnitz, and 23 km north of Chomutov, Czech Republic.
== History == Presumably, the town's name arose from the old German name Albert (Albernhaw, Alberthau, Albernhau, Albretshain). Olbernhau has its origins back in the 13th century. Encouraged by Archbishop Albert I. of Meissen, the so-called White Monks (Cistercians) from Osek founded the first settlement in the upper Flöha valley, shortly after ore was found here. Olbernhau was first mentioned in records in 1434 (as "Albernaw") in a contract documenting the sale of Olbernhau to the patritian Caspar von Berbisdorf.
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