Mylau: Castle, Museum and Göltzschtal Bridge

Mylau combines architectural and regional history with a specific hiking route. The castle and museum provide cultural highlights; the municipal trail “To the Göltzschtal Bridge” leads through the town and onward to the bridge. There is also a neo-Gothic landmark in the Mylau district. When planning your trip, you can weigh up different interests: historic buildings, exhibition topics or a trail along the Göltzsch.

Castle and Museum: History from Several Perspectives

The listed Mylau Castle is almost completely preserved and is also the largest castle complex in the Saxon Vogtland. Its state of preservation describes the condition of the complex, while the regional superlative places it in the context of the Vogtland. From the castle, you can enjoy views of the extensive green landscape of the Vogtland. It is a popular destination for architecture enthusiasts, those interested in culture, families and nature lovers. The castle thus appeals to a range of interests: its architecture and views of the landscape offer two different ways to experience the place.

The current permanent exhibition at Mylau Castle Museum covers the history of the castle and town, as well as regional history. It also explores the Reformation and the Göltzschtal Bridge. Other exhibition topics include the lives and work of the middle classes and nobility, as well as historical natural history. Its range extends from local and regional history through social ways of life to natural history. If you would like to understand Mylau through more than individual buildings, the exhibition offers another way to explore its history, everyday life and region.

The museum’s historic collections and exhibition areas covered natural history, mineralogy, local history and ethnology. As historical subject areas, they show that the museum’s history also included natural history and ethnological collections. They offer a distinct historical perspective alongside the current permanent exhibition. Natural history thus connects the museum’s historic collection areas with its permanent exhibition today.

Architecture and Hiking Trail

A neo-Gothic landmark stands in the Mylau district, with a 35-metre-long nave and a 78-metre-high church tower. Neo-Gothic refers to a later revival of Gothic design forms. The stylistic term and the measurements describe different things: the term classifies the architecture, while the figures refer to the length and height of two building elements. This gives you both a stylistic and a spatial point of reference for the building.

The municipal hiking trail “To the Göltzschtal Bridge” leads through Mylau and onward to the Göltzschtal Bridge. In the valley, the route follows the Göltzsch and then reaches the foot of the bridge. Its course connects the stretch along the river with the bridge structure and gives the hike a clear focus. Unlike the castle and museum, the emphasis here is on the trail and the landscape: you can orient yourself by Mylau, the Göltzsch and the foot of the Göltzschtal Bridge.

Discover more destinations: Elsterberg, Zwoschwitz, Heinsdorfergrund, Grünbach, Tannenbergsthal, Steinberg, Triebel/Vogtland, Jössnitz.

See the regional travel overview: Vogtland.