racetrack
Autodrom Most
A Czech circuit built on land cleared by open-cast lignite mining, giving it a strange lunar setting and a fast, flowing 4.2km layout used for touring cars and track days.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Seiffen
Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Seiffen
Seiffen is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Sayda, 56km from Bastei Bridge.
Seiffen is in Saxony, Germany, with about 2,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sayda, about 7 km away.
Seiffen is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in the central south of Saxony in Germany.
Seiffen nestles in the heart of the Ore Mountains, which are famous for many Christmas traditions. As the silver and tin deposits declined, former miners had to look for new ways to feed their families. In addition to laceRead more
making and weaving, the local population turned to wood carving. Nutcrackers, "smoking men", Christmas pyramids (carousels with figures of the Christmas story or from mining) and Schwibbögen (wooden candle arches, displayed in windows, symbolising the opening of a mine) are some of many Christmas goods made in the Ore Mountains. Seiffen is a centre of the wooden toy industry.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Seiffen?
Within an hour or so of Seiffen: Autodrom Most (18 km), Frauenkirche Dresden (49 km), Zwinger Palace (49 km), Königstein Fortress (52 km).
Are there any good drives near Seiffen?
The nearest famous roads are Schleizer Dreieck.
Where is Seiffen?
Seiffen is in Saxony, Germany, about 7 km from Sayda.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,600
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.6500, 13.4500
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Seiffen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Frauenkirche Dresden
A baroque Lutheran church meticulously rebuilt after its destruction in World War II, symbolizing reconciliation.
49 km · about 55 min drive
museum
Zwinger Palace
A masterpiece of Baroque architecture in Dresden, housing the Old Masters Picture Gallery with works by Raphael and Vermeer.
49 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Königstein Fortress
A vast hilltop fortress on a sandstone plateau above the Elbe, with ramparts offering panoramic views over Saxon Switzerland.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Bastei Bridge
A spectacular sandstone bridge spanning jagged rock pillars 194 metres above the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland National Park.
56 km · about 65 min drive
racetrack
Sachsenring
A uniquely anti-clockwise circuit in Saxony with dramatic elevation changes, famous as a left-turn-dominant MotoGP venue.
56 km · about 65 min drive
castle
Albrechtsburg Meissen
Germany's oldest castle-palace towering over the Elbe at Meissen, birthplace of European porcelain.
57 km · about 65 min drive
castle
Moritzburg Castle
A symmetrical baroque hunting palace rising from its own lake near Dresden, famous as a Cinderella film location.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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