Drebach

Municipality in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Drebach within Erzgebirgskreis district

(2017–24) Jens Haustein^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total32.74 km² (12.64 sq mi)Elevation

477 m (1,565 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total5,045 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

09430, 09435

Dialling codes03725, 037341, 037369Vehicle registrationERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZPWebsitewww.gemeinde-drebach.de

Drebach is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of the Ortsteile (divisions) Drebach, Grießbach, Im Grund, Scharfenstein, Spinnerei, Venusberg, Wilischthal and Wiltzsch.^[3]

Sights

Scharfenstein Castle

Scharfenstein Castle is located in the Village of Scharfenstein in the valley of the river Zschopau. It houses, amongst other things, a permanent exhibition of Ore Mountain folk art under the title Longing For the Light (Sehnsucht nach dem Licht) by Hamburg collector, Andreas Martin, and a number of craftsmen's workshops.

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
^ Gemeinde Drebach und ihre acht Ortsteile, Gemeinde Drebach, accessed 12 October 2021.