The Würschnitz Valley tourist region is located between Chemnitz and the Ore Mountains and is home to the municipality of Jahnsdorf/Erzgeb. with around 5,400 inhabitants spread across the districts of Jahnsdorf, Leukersdorf, Pfaffenhain and Seifersdorf. The eponymous district was founded between 1170 and 1200. The textile industry settled in Jahnsdorf in the 19th century, and the town still has densely populated industrial areas today - also thanks to its proximity to Chemnitz - particularly around the Chemnitz / Jahnsdorf airfield. This small airfield invites visitors to take sightseeing flights in small aeroplanes or balloons, but is also increasingly establishing itself as an event and meeting location thanks to its unique ambience.
Real craftsmanship can be found at the Heyde ceramics pottery with hands-on offers. The Jahnsdorf airfield not only offers sightseeing flights, but also a wide range of other attractions in the municipality, including the Leukersdorf sports restaurant, which reinterprets traditional recipes made from regional ingredients, especially on the "Miriquidi Meltingpot" gourmet evenings, and revisits the history of the region in an accompanying theatre play, as well as the Heyde Keramik pottery with genuine craftsmanship and numerous hands-on activities. The outdoor pool and many public playgrounds and sports grounds also invite you to be active - and of course the Würschnitz Valley, which serves as a starting point for hikes and bike or ski tours in the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří mining region.
Jeppe Hein: Modified Social Bench for Jahnsdorf #1
Art and sculpture trail PURPLE PATH
Jeppe Hein's Modified Social Bench for Jahnsdorf #01, a multi-part aluminium sculpture, focuses on encounters between people. Touching, sitting, lying and sliding are expressly encouraged. In this way, Hein playfully dissolves the conventional principle of prohibiting the direct touching or use of art. Jeppe Hein was born in 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He now lives and works in Berlin.
