Freiberg is a city located in Saxony, Germany, with a population of approximately 41,000 inhabitants. It serves as a Große Kreisstadt and functions as the administrative seat of Landkreis Mittelsachsen. The city is situated in the foreland of the Ore Mountains within the Saxon urbanization axis, which extends from Plauen in the southwest to Dresden in the northeast.
Historically known as a mining town, Freiberg currently serves as a university city. Geographically, it sits on the Freiberger Mulde, which is a tributary of the Mulde River. The city is connected to Dresden via the S3 line of the Dresden S-Bahn.