Opening times
- Sa, So. holiday: 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm,
not on December 24th and 31st, - other dates by arrangement;
- Snacks and drinks at the kiosk by notice or by arrangement;
- Special openings at place parties;
- Mine area freely accessible at all times .
Alaunwerk Muehlwand
A historical shale mine and alum boiling plant
Our visitor mine is located in the Vogtland, a historically connected region. It consists mainly of parts of Saxony and Thuringia and extends in the south to Bavaria and Bohemia (Czech Republic).
The mine area belongs to the village of Rotschau and is located south of the city of Reichenbach in the local area of Muehlwand.
Mailing address: ALAUNWERK 6,
08468 REICHENBACH, OT ROTSCHAU, GERMANY.
1. With line RE 3 (Dresden - Chemnitz - Hof) of the Mitteldeutschen Regiobahn ⇒
Get off in Reichenach ob. Bhf., then continue by bus.
To the ⇒ Timetable RE 3 (PDF) ⇒
2. With linie RB 2 (Zwickau - Werdau - Plauen - Cheb/Eger) of the Vogtlandbahn ⇒
Get off in Reichenbach oder Limbach, then about 3 km walk/bike path.
To the ⇒ Timetable RB 2 (PDF) ⇒
1. With the Takt-Bus line 83 (Treuen - Mylau - Reichenbach),
Get off in Buchwald or Mylau, then 1.5 ... 3 km walk path. Hiking trails can be used (from Rotschau over a hill with a great view of the Goeltzschtal viaduct),
To the ⇒ Timetable 83 (PDF) ⇒
2. With the Bus line 89 (Reichenbach - Lengenfeld),
Got off in Schneidenbach, Abzw. Forsthaus, then 1.5 km walk path.
To the ⇒ Timetable 89 (PDF) ⇒
It is only a few kilometers from the A 72, exit Reichenbach or Treuen. Give attention to the tourist information signs 'Alaunwerk'. You can use the Google route planner for a detailed route plan by clicking on 'Größere Karte ...'. You can also select the English language there.
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Download:
Folder of our visitor mine, PFD document (2.5 MB) ⇓
more tips and information from the tourism association here:
'Tourismusverband Vogtland': ⇒ www.vogtland-tourismus.de ⇒