For immigrants & returnees

Welcome to the Ore Mountains!

Are you a newcomer or returnee to the Erzgebirge? Have you found an interesting job here and now have to organize relocation, a new kindergarten place or a new sports club for your children? Have you been recruited from abroad by a company in the Ore Mountains to find a new professional perspective here? Would you like to arrive safely and then live and work in the Ore Mountains in the long term?

The Welcome Center Erzgebirge supports you and your family in arriving and settling in.

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On the following pages you will find comprehensive information about arriving, working and living in the Ore Mountains. We are also happy to advise you personally and individually.

Take advantage of our various event formats to find out more, make new contacts and network.


"The People are incredibly welcoming and ready to help - just like the team at the Welcome Center Erzgebirge." Andre Kaczmarczyk | Moved to Erzgebirge from elsewhere in Germany

"Vacation trips made me fall in love with the region and its people. I didn't just want to spend my vacation time in the Ore Mountains anymore, I wanted to live here permanently. The people are incredibly helpful and welcoming - just like the team at the Welcome Center Erzgebirge. My previous place of residence didn't offer such great support when I arrived. I've already bought a plot of land - I'm now building my own home and my future in the Ore Mountains on this foundation."

"When we felt the desire to return to our old home and our roots, the Welcome Center Erzgebirge helped us make the decision and gave us valuable tips for our plans." Hendrik und Bianka Fiedler | Returnees

"We lived in Canada for 16 years and experienced many unforgettable things during this time. For us, it was not a life abroad, but a life in our "other homeland". As a typical country of immigration, Canada is characterized by multicultural coexistence. We can now draw comparisons between the two countries and see many things in a more differentiated way. When we felt the desire to return to our old home and our roots, the Welcome Center Erzgebirge helped us make the decision and gave us valuable tips for our plans. Now, back in the Ore Mountains, we have overcome the first and most important hurdles. And we are having a lot of fun rediscovering the Erzgebirge."