The oldest miniature park in the world is perhaps among the most beautiful and unique attractions in Saxonia. „Klein-Erzgebirge“ has developed from the local tradition of the „Heimatberge“, wooden hadcrafted scenes showing the local miners´ lives, some of them even including figurines and details that move. For centuries, daily life and the hard work down the mine have been depicted in those moving miniature „worlds“. In Oederan, a veritable mountain range of these local scenes has been growing over the last 77 years under the trees of the municipal park – unparalleled folk art in open air. Get some inspiration for your trip here and keep coming back now and again for this little world is constantly getting larger!
The place for folk art enthusiasts – a multitude of original handcrafted wooden items from the Erzgebirge region, wonderful ideas and gifts. Find your own little treasure on over 400 square metres of beautiful handcrafted items in the House at Klein-Erzgebirge ranging from grim nutcrackers and hundreds of different cute smokers to the most beautiful angels.
Enjoy a rustic miners´ meal or „RANi`S pit feast“ in our genuinely furnished „Bergbaustube“ (miners´parlour). Learn more about the history of mining in the Ore Mountain region or ancient mining traditions in and around Oederan as well as highly topical facts in the special exhibition „The Mining and Smelting Area Erzgebirge on its way to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site“ and the reconstruction going on in the miniature park.