Chemnitz: Germany

Chemnitz: Germany
Chemnitz (Sorbian/Lusatian Kamjenica) is a city in Saxony, Germany. It is located on the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains. Population: 247,723(2003), Area 220.8 km².
The city is the third largest town of Saxony. It is named after the Chemnitz River, a small affluent of the Zwickauer Mulde River. The word “Chemnitz� is originally Sorbian and means “stony brook�.
Chemnitz has one sister city, Akron, Ohio, United States.
Sights in Chemnitz
Due to the Stalinist planning of the 1950s there are few sights, although there was much restoration of old buildings after the German Reunification. There is still a giant monumental bronze bust of Karl Marx
Other sights include the Old Town Hall with its Renaissance portal (15th century), the Red Tower (12th century) and the castle on the territory of the former monastery. A very interesting sight is the petrified forest which you can find in the courtyard of “Kulturkaufhaus Tietz�. It is almost unique in its existence and dates back to a few million years. Also on the citylimits in the district of Rabenstein you can find the smallest castle of Saxony called Burg Rabenstein. It is situated very idyllic and is the perfect place to start a little walk.