Reichenbach in the Vogtland: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Reichenbach in the Vogtland also showcases its history beyond the town center: at the Alaunwerk Mühlwand visitor mine, guided tours provide an opportunity to explore the remains of historic slate mining and alum production, including tunnels, shafts, secondary minerals, and stalactite formations. The site is a protected natural and cultural monument with interpretive trails. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Reichenbach in the Vogtland can continue their accommodation search afterward.

Culture

The Neuberin Museum is a theater, art, local history, and regional museum of the northern Vogtland. It is housed in Reichenbach's oldest secular building. The building is described as a historic courthouse and the birthplace of Friederike Caroline Neuber. The museum also presents Reichenbach's history of textile manufacturing, printing and publishing, and railways.

Mylau Castle is a protected monument and the largest almost completely preserved castle complex in the Saxon Vogtland. The collections of the Mylau Castle Museum originated from natural history societies and were later expanded to include aristocratic objects and regional contemporary art. The museum presents part of these collections in a permanent exhibition.

History

Reichenbach was first documented in 1212. A document from 1271 describes the town as a fortified market settlement with rights of defense, trade, and fortification. The Trinity Church was built around 400 years ago as a cemetery chapel.

Trinity Church, Trinity Park, the old post office, and Schenkerhaus are located together on central Reichenbach Postplatz. The square is also frequently the venue for family events, including concerts. Reichenbach's water resources supported the development of clothmaking and the cloth trade.

Leisure

The Park of Generations is located on the former site of the 2009 Saxon State Garden Show in Reichenbach's Raumbach Valley. The park includes playgrounds, a miniature golf course, and a skate park.

Reichenbach's municipal park features a music pavilion that is used during the warmer months for concerts by the Vogtland Philharmonic.

Landscape and Trails

In the Reichenbach district of Mylau, Burggarten Mylau is being restored as a medieval castle garden in the former dry moat. Reichenbach offers circular trails and sections of Vogtland pilgrimage routes through the region's hilly and upland landscape, as well as cycle paths in and around the town.

More local pages: Pöhl, Gottesberg, Grünheide, Mühlental, Grünbach, Tirpersdorf, Treuen, Klingenthal.

To the main travel overview: Vogtland.