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August Horch Museum
Museum in the birthplace of Audi tracing Saxon automobile history from Horch and DKW through Trabant and modern Volkswagen.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Thuringia, Germany · Europe
Altkirchen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Schmölln, 56km from Schleizer Dreieck.
Altkirchen is a town located in Thuringia, Germany. With a population of 1,168, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Altkirchen sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Altkirchen to your route.
Altkirchen (German pronunciation: [altˈkɪʁçn̩]) is a village and a former municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town of Schmölln.
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Altkirchen is located in Thuringia, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 50.9333 latitude, 12.3500 longitude.
Altkirchen has a population of approximately 1,168 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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museum
Museum in the birthplace of Audi tracing Saxon automobile history from Horch and DKW through Trabant and modern Volkswagen.
26 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
A uniquely anti-clockwise circuit in Saxony with dramatic elevation changes, famous as a left-turn-dominant MotoGP venue.
28 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A colossal 91m granite monument in Leipzig marking the 1813 battle, climbable for sweeping city views.
42 km · about 50 min drive
restaurant
Leipzig's 500-year-old cellar restaurant, immortalised when Goethe set Faust's barrel-riding scene here; bronze Mephisto and bewitched students guard the stairs down from the Mädlerpassage.
45 km · about 50 min drive
historic highway
Germany's oldest road racing circuit, in use since 1923, a triangle of Thuringian public roads still raced on today. The public sections make an atmospheric drive with the racing surface underfoot.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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