Olbersdorf

On this lithography from the turn of the 19th and the 20th century besides an overall view you see the old school in the lower part of the village and the Neo-Gothic style church which in 1985 had been demolished. The central picture shows the large area of the excursion restaurant Kaltenstein, at the lower left there is the house of the former post-office.
This picture postcard from 1905 shows Olbersdorf village as seen from the Ameisenberg hill. In the foreground we see the upper part of the village situated on the foot of the hills, and in the broad valley behind it its lower part with the former church standing on a mound (left). In the background indistinctly Zittau (Germany) is seen and to the right the long viaduct of the railway to Liberec.
On this picture postcard from 1930 we see the upper part of the village from the east. The hills in the background are the Ameisenberg (left) and the Jonsberg (right).
This picture postcard from about 1910 shows the central part of the village as seen from the south. In the background there is the former church.
On this picture postcard there is the same place as in the last picture but in 1916 already with the newly built factory in the foreground.
This picture postcard from 1911 shows the houses standing along of the main road in the lower part of the village. On the horizon the stacks and towers of Zittau are seen.
This picture postcard from about 1910 shows the house with Julius Waurich's shop at the main road.
This picture postcard from 1924 shows a passenger train going to Zittau on the bridge in the centre of the village. This local narrow-gauge railway was opened in 1890 and the demand was so high that already in 1913 in the section from Zittau-Vorstadt to Oybin an additional second track had to be constructed.
On this picture postcard from 1910 is shown the inn „Zeisigschenke“ with an open-air restaurant standing at the railway stop.
This picture postcard from about 1925 shows the interior of the ballroom „Kaisersaal“ in the then Gustav Ebermann's Concert and Ballhouse.
On this picture postcard from 1925 the swimming-pool called Volksbad built 1921 to 1922 on the western margin of the village is shown.
This picture postcard from the mid 20s of the 20th century shows the swimming-pool (Volksbad) with its water chute and the diving platform.
This picture postcard records the swimming-pool of Olbersdorf in 1937.