Welcome
to Freiberg
“Familiar” is the perfect word to describe Freiberg: People know each other in this university town, with its 40,000 inhabitants and almost 4,000 students. This makes Freiberg a town rather than a city, but it is precisely this that gives it a very special feel. Lecture halls are just a short walk away, rents are affordable, and there are numerous cultural and leisure activities to enjoy in this university town.
There is so much to discover! For example, the Tivoli concert hall and ballroom, the Erdalchemistenclub, and the Alte Mensa clubhouse. Or the municipal theatre with its drama, music theatre, and philharmonic orchestra — the oldest of its kind in the world. Tip: The fantastic terra mineralia mineral exhibition and the “Reiche Zeche” research and educational mine/silver mine are worth a visit. The Study Info Centre (SIZ) in the new Schloßplatzquartier not only offers delicious cuisine, but is also a meeting place for lectures, readings, live music, and inspiring discussions — a feel-good atmosphere right in the city centre.
A big city atmosphere is also not far away: If you are looking for more hustle and bustle, you can still get to Dresden, Chemnitz and Leipzig quickly by train.
With its university, as well as the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, and as a technology and geomontane location in the field of semiconductor production, Freiberg offers appealing job opportunities and career prospects for graduates.
As part of the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří mining region, Freiberg has held the World Heritage title since 2019 and thus combines tradition and innovation in equal measure. This mixture of old and new and its scenic location in the Ore Mountains make Freiberg a very appealing destination. Mining, silver, and trade have shaped the town over the centuries and are still visible in various places to this day. The town’s traditions and roots are still celebrated today — for example at the Bergstadtfest at the end of June and, of course, during the Christmas season in the Ore Mountains.
“Familiar” is the perfect word to describe Freiberg: People know each other in this university town, with its 40,000 inhabitants and almost 4,000 students. This makes Freiberg a town rather than a city, but it is precisely this that gives it a very special feel. Lecture halls are just a short walk away, rents are affordable, and there are numerous cultural and leisure activities to enjoy in this university town.
There is so much to discover! For example, the Tivoli concert hall and ballroom, the Erdalchemistenclub, and the Alte Mensa clubhouse. Or the municipal theatre with its drama, music theatre, and philharmonic orchestra — the oldest of its kind in the world. Tip: The fantastic terra mineralia mineral exhibition and the “Reiche Zeche” research and educational mine/silver mine are worth a visit. The Study Info Centre (SIZ) in the new Schloßplatzquartier not only offers delicious cuisine, but is also a meeting place for lectures, readings, live music, and inspiring discussions — a feel-good atmosphere right in the city centre.
A big city atmosphere is also not far away: If you are looking for more hustle and bustle, you can still get to Dresden, Chemnitz and Leipzig quickly by train.
With its university, as well as the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, and as a technology and geomontane location in the field of semiconductor production, Freiberg offers appealing job opportunities and career prospects for graduates.
As part of the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří mining region, Freiberg has held the World Heritage title since 2019 and thus combines tradition and innovation in equal measure. This mixture of old and new and its scenic location in the Ore Mountains make Freiberg a very appealing destination. Mining, silver, and trade have shaped the town over the centuries and are still visible in various places to this day. The town’s traditions and roots are still celebrated today — for example at the Bergstadtfest at the end of June and, of course, during the Christmas season in the Ore Mountains.
The university
TU Bergakademie Freiberg
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