Freiberg is a university town, a business and science location and a place to live. In the UNESCO World Heritage city near the ore mountains, there is so much to discover.
University City
Freiberg is located in the heart of Saxony, near the ore mountains. The small town with a population of around 40,000 is a very attractive place for students. The distances between the campus with the lecture rooms and student dormitories and the historical city centre with traditional buildings and narrow streets are short. Rents are affordable and there are a lot of diverse cultural and leisure activities. In addition to a theatre, the city also offers a cinema, museums, pubs, cafés, and restaurants.
The cities of Dresden and Chemnitz can be reached easily by train (about 30 min). There are also good train connections to Leipzig and Prague, with their international airports.
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Centre of business and academics
The city of Freiberg with the university, companies operating on international scale and research institutions, is an attractive location for innovation and technology. Business in Freiberg and surroundings grow from the mining and metallurgical industry, which dominated the economy for the last centuries. Nowadays, the region has a leading position in the field of semiconductor research and production. Renowned research institutions – such as the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF) – develop in close cooperation with industrial companies innovative solutions for current and future challenges of the resource economy. Freiberg offers many opportunities for university graduates.
Sports activities in the surroundings of Freiberg
The location of Freiberg near the ore mountains makes the city an ideal starting point for hiking tours through meadows, forests, and up to the mountain peaks. Numerous hiking trails around Freiberg invite you to explore the historical heritage of silver mining.
For climbing enthusiasts, the Saxon Switzerland offers a great variety of rocks with different levels of difficulty. In winter, you can use cross-country skis - either on skiing trails around the university town or in the mountains – to explore the winter landscape. The ski and hiking area around Holzhau on the Czech border is easily accessible by train from Freiberg. The ski areas on Fichtelberg (on the German side) and Klinovec (on the Czech side), which can be reached after a drive of about 1 ½ hours by car, are of interest for alpine skiers.
Numerous bike paths around Freiberg and in the ore mountains invite you to explore the surroundings. The Mulde valley bike path – approximately 366 km long – is suitable for multi-day tours. There you can explore diverse landscapes and historically significant places. For mountain bikers, the 162 km long circular route "Stoneman Miriquidi MTB" is an absolute must - it leads over the nine highest peaks of the Saxon-Bohemian ore mountains.
Student discount at the Mittelsächsisches Theater
