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Monument to the Battle of the Nations
A colossal 91m granite monument in Leipzig marking the 1813 battle, climbable for sweeping city views.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany · Europe
Kretzschau sits on the route: 10 minutes from Zeitz, 57km from Schleizer Dreieck.
Kretzschau is a town located in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. With a population of 1,335, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kretzschau 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 Kretzschau to your route.
Kretzschau (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɛtʃaʊ]) is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Droyßiger-Zeitzer Forst. As of December 2020, its population is 2,409. On 1 January 2010 it absorbed the former municipalities Döschwitz and Grana.
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Kretzschau is located in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 51.0500 latitude, 12.0667 longitude.
Kretzschau has a population of approximately 1,335 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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landmark
A colossal 91m granite monument in Leipzig marking the 1813 battle, climbable for sweeping city views.
38 km · about 45 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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Museum in the birthplace of Audi tracing Saxon automobile history from Horch and DKW through Trabant and modern Volkswagen.
47 km · about 55 min drive
racetrack
A uniquely anti-clockwise circuit in Saxony with dramatic elevation changes, famous as a left-turn-dominant MotoGP venue.
52 km · about 60 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.
57 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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