The laboratory village of Bockau is located in the Erzgebirge/Vogtland Nature Park at an altitude of 450 to 550 m above sea level. Bockau invites you to hike, stroll, or bike with its surrounding forests and healthy air. Those seeking relaxation will find peace and tranquility along unspoiled streams, biotopes, and hiking and cycling trails. Numerous reservoirs are nestled amidst the charming mountainous landscape. Mining and the profession of laboratory assistants have shaped Bockau's history. The cultivation of medicinal herbs, particularly the angelica plant, as well as the production and distribution of pharmaceuticals and herbal liqueurs, have a centuries-old tradition. For this reason, Bockau is also called "Wurzelbucke."
Hiking in and around Bockau
Laboratory assistant educational trail, village experience trail, mining educational trail
Hikes: to Morgenleithe, to Sosa to the reservoir, over the Erzengelweg to Aue and Lauter, to Auersberg over Riesenberger Häuser, along the Floßgraben to Bad Schlema
Sights
Church, "Gretels Ruh" facility, spirits museum, outdoor pool, wildlife enclosure, teddy bear workshop
Day trips
Johanngeorgenstadt to the show mine, horse-powered mill, and into the CSR
Schwarzenberg with its castle
Home corner Waschleithe
Narrow gauge railway museum in Rittersgrün
Dresden, Annaberg-Buchholz with Adam Ries Museum, St. Annen Church,
Schneeberg with St. Wolfgang Church, Klingenthal and Markneukirchen with the music museum, Karlovy Vary with its thermal springs
