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title: "Saxon Way of St. James from Zwickau to Oelsnitz"
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description: "It is continuously marked with the European waymark and well supplied with pilgrim accommodations. On the pilgrimage route, you pass Waldkirchen, the Perlaser Tower near Treuen, Voigtsberg Castle in Oelsnitz, the fortified church in Triebel, before then reaching Franconia at the tri-border area near Prex."
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Saxon Way of St. James from Zwickau to Oelsnitz
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- 58.84 km long
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: easy
- Pilgrimage route

- 14:50 h
- 58.84 km
- 799 m
- 653 m
- 262 m
- 580 m
- 318 m
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- Start: Zwickau
- Destination: Oelsnitz

The Saxon Way of St. James along the medieval Franconian Road was opened in June 2013.

It is continuously marked with the European waymark and well supplied with pilgrim accommodations. On the pilgrimage route, you pass Waldkirchen, the Perlaser Tower near Treuen, Voigtsberg Castle in Oelsnitz, the fortified church in Triebel, before then reaching Franconia at the tri-border area near Prex.

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**You can reach Zwickau via the A 72 Hof-Chemnitz or from the direction of Altenburg/Meerane via the B 93.

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**Public transportation**You can reach Zwickau by the Central German Regiobahn on the Hof-Dresden route, by S-Bahn from Halle/Leipzig, or by Vogtlandbahn from Plauen or Klingenthal/Kraslice. Information is available from the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Center at  or by phone at 03744 19449.

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Additional information

More information about the Saxon Way of St. James at

Since spring 2018 there is a new pilgrim guide that also includes all new Ways of St. James in the Ore Mountains/Vogtland. The main route is described starting from Freiberg.

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Author

Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbHBautzner Straße 45/47

01099 Dresden

Organization

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

License (master data)

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

Safety guidelines

Responsible for the route planning and signposting

**Saxon Way of St. James on the Franconian Road e.V.**
c/o Ulrich Wolf
Hospitalstraße 14
D- 01097 Dresden

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Map

Dr. Barthel Verlag: Saxon Way of St. James on the Franconian Road

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Contact

08056 Zwickau

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