Annaberg

Annaberg, a mining town of Saxony, on the northern slope of the Erzgebirge range, 34 miles S. of Chemnitz by rail. It is situated 1800 feet above sea-level, in a mining district; the surrounding hills containing mines of silver, tin, cobalt, and iron. It has extensive manufactures of lace, silk ribbons, corsets, and buttons. The ribbon manufacture was introduced here by Protestant refugees from Belgium in 1590. The mining industry was more important in the 16th century. Pop. (1885) 13,822.