Seiffen Attractions
The little holiday resort of Seiffen lies 40km/25mi southeast of Chemnitz in the eastern Erzgebirge, below the south side of the Schwartenberg (788m/2,585ft).
Seiffen is the center of Saxony's toy industry. In addition to its wooden toys, it is also famed for its carved figures and a variety of other articles turned and carved from wood.
Seiffen is the center of Saxony's toy industry. In addition to its wooden toys, it is also famed for its carved figures and a variety of other articles turned and carved from wood.
Baroque Village Church
Seiffen has a charming little Baroque village church (1779), an octagonal structure on a centralized plan, with galleries round the beautifully decorated interior.
Erzgebirge Toy Museum
At Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse 73 in Seiffen is the Erzgebirge Toy Museum, which illustrates the development of the Seiffen toy industry and the life of the villagers, who turned from mining to this cottage industry.
Erzgebirge Toy Museum
Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse 73
D-09548 Seiffen
Germany
Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse 73
D-09548 Seiffen
Germany
Hours
January 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
Demonstration Workshop
In a demonstration workshop at Bahnhofstrasse 12 in Seiffen visitors can watch the local craftsmen at work on the various processes of turning, carving and painting.
Hours
January 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Open-Air Museum
On the east side of Seiffen can be found the Erzgebirge Open-Air Museum, with a variety of old buildings, including a water-powered turning mill, giving an excellent impression of the life and work of the toy makers and other craftsmen of the Erzgebirge.
Hours
April 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
