Geography

Pobershau lies in the valley of the Red Pockau

Red Pockau

The Red Pockau is a 10 kilometre long left tributary of the Black Pockau in the Ore Mountains.It rises at a height of about 760 m above sea level , about two kilometres northwest of the village of Kühnhaide in the municipality of Marienberg. Between the Marienberg and the roughly 100 metre higher...

, a tributary of the Black Pockau

Black Pockau

The Black Pockau is a left tributary of the River Flöha in the Ore Mountains. This virtually unspoilt wild stream with a length of 33 km is known for the picturesque gorge in its middle reaches....

. The hamlet of Rittersberg lies north of the main village on the left slopes of the Red Pockau. The hamlet of Hinterer Grund lie east of the village rather remotely in the valley of the Black Pockau. The highest point in Pobershaus lies at near the Katzensteine mountain. The lowest point is at in the Kniebreche, the area around the confluence of the Red and Black Pockau.