Markersbach is a former municipality on the river Große Mittweida in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony, Germany.

Lately, the name Abrahamsbach has become accepted, which stems from the headwaters near the once important Vater Abraham iron ore mine in Oberscheibe.

On the other hand, the name could have come from the description Markwart, a border post (“Mark” was a common word for border areas – or marches – in Saxony) The village acquired its special importance through its church consecrated to Saints Peter and Paul in 1250, through which Markersbach became one of the original parishes in the western Ore Mountains.

In 1500, the church was mentioned in a pilgrimage bull under its modern name St. Barbara, the patron saint of miners.

In 1889, Markersbach was connected to the railway line from Schwarzenberg to Annaberg, which was closed to passenger transport on 27 September 1997.

To overcome the great elevation differential, the railway's alignment takes it along a broad bow through the community.

Beginning in 1968, the inhabitants of the constituent community of Obermittweida were moved to make room for a hydroelectric power station.

The municipal council's decision needed to remove Pöhla from the administrative community so that this might be done was expected in October 2007.