Neustadt
Neustadt in Sachsen (Czech: Nové Město Saxony) is a German town in the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district in the federal state of Saxony. To the west it borders the Czech Republic (Dolní Poustevna and Lobendava). In 2007, the previously independent municipality of Hohwald merged with Neustadt. The most important monuments include the Baroque town hall on the square and the neo-Gothic Evangelical Church of St. James. The first written mention dates from 1333, when Neustadt is mentioned as a mining town with gold mining. The town lies at what was once an important crossroads of two trade routes: the salt trail connecting Halle with Prague and the pilgrimage route from Bautzen in Upper Lusatia to the Czech pilgrimage site of Bohosudov. Soon after the town was founded, a new church was built, named, following the example of Freiberg, after the disciple James. It is also possible that the medieval Way of St. James led through this area, which is why the church was named after James.
What you should see
Local history museum – Located in the old malt house of the former Schmole brewery. It is focused on the history of the surrounding knight’s estates, the development of the artificial flower industry and the history of the city. It includes an information center providing information on geology, the history of gold, mineral and stone mining in the region and beyond.
Town Hall – It was built in the middle of the square around 1700. Above the town hall portal are the Meissen and Neustadt coats of arms. The town hall tower with copper bars and a clock is interesting. Near the town hall there is a postal milepost from 1729 of the Electoral Saxon post office with distance information.
Evangelical Church of St. James – is the tallest building in the city. Originally a medieval church, first mentioned in 1346, it was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style in 1884. The oldest part of the church is the altar area.
The rectory is the oldest residential building, built in 1616 in the Saxon Renaissance style. Among other things, the famous explorer of Saxon Switzerland, Wilhelm Leberecht Götzinger, also lived here.
St. Gertrude’s Church – A modern Catholic church near the city park was built in 1927–1928.