History

St Anne’s 78.6 m tower is a popular tourist attraction and has been lived in for the past 500 years. Since 1999, the Melzer family have been lovingly taking care of the old masonry, receiving tourists and ringing the bells. They live 42 metres up, above the belfry, which houses the three large bells. Furthermore, the cupola is also home to the “ore-hewer bell”, which is rung three times a day and strikes the hour on the church clock. The tower is open from May to October, and at weekends during Advent. Those visiting are rewarded with a display of interesting exhibits in the stairwells and a unique view over the town and the Erzgebirge area.