Seiffen Toy Village
Kurort Seiffen
A wooden toy-making village in the Ore Mountains, famous across Germany for nutcrackers, smoker figures, Christmas pyramids and an octagonal Baroque mountain church.
After mining declined in the 17th century, Seiffen turned to woodworking, and nearly every household became a toy workshop. Nutcrackers, smoker figures, Christmas pyramids and turned wooden animals all come from here. Along the main street are wooden toy shops and workshops. The Ore Mountains Toy Museum houses thousands of wooden toys from different eras. The octagonal Baroque mountain church served as the model for countless wood carvings. Outside the village, an open-air museum shows traditional wood-turning workshops. Accommodation during the Christmas season must be booked well in advance. It's about an hour's drive from Chemnitz.
Opening hours
Shops about 10:00–18:00; museum 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Freiberg Old Town & Cathedral
- Augustusburg Palace
- Scharfenstein Castle
- St. Anne's Church, Annaberg-Buchholz
- Frohnauer Hammer
- Lichtenwalde Palace & Baroque Garden
- Greifensteine
- Saxon Railway Museum Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf