An important point of contact for visitors to the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří UNESCO World Heritage Site is being created in Marienberg: the first of six visitor centers on the Saxon and Czech sides. With the recognition of the region as a World Heritage Site, it has joined the ranks of globally significant cultural landscapes, explained Saxony's Minister of Culture and Tourism Barbara Klepsch (CDU) at the laying of the foundation stone. This treasure must be cared for and its value to tourism must be sustainably enhanced. "The World Heritage Visitor Center will make an important contribution to this."
More visitor centers planned
More visitor centers are planned for Schneeberg, Annaberg-Buchholz and Freiberg as well as in Krupka and Jachymov. They are to become important points of contact for guests and locals. The content of the centers will reportedly be designed by a creative agency.
In addition to the mining region, Saxony has two other cross-border UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Muskauer Park and the settlements of the Moravian Church.
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