racetrack
Sachsenring
A uniquely anti-clockwise circuit in Saxony with dramatic elevation changes, famous as a left-turn-dominant MotoGP venue.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Lauter
Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Lauter
Lauter is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Aue, 42km from Loket Castle.
Lauter is in Saxony, Germany, with about 5,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Aue, about 4 km away.
Lauter (German: [ˈlaʊtɐ] ) is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony, Germany. It lies between the two towns of Aue and Schwarzenberg. It lies in the Ore Mountains, 4 km southeast of Aue, and 4 km northwest of Schwarzenberg, has about 4,700 inhabitants in an area of 21.55 km2 and belongs to the TownRead more
League of Silberberg (Städtebund Silberberg). Since 1 January 2013, it is part of the town Lauter-Bernsbach.
Through the town runs the Silver Road, the B 101. Lauter has a station on the Zwickau–Schwarzenberg railway and is served by Regionalbahn trains, operated by Erzgebirgsbahn (a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn) between Zwickau and Johanngeorgenstadt.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lauter?
Within an hour or so of Lauter: Sachsenring (26 km), August Horch Museum (26 km), Karlovy Vary (38 km), Loket Castle (42 km).
Are there any good drives near Lauter?
The nearest famous roads are Schleizer Dreieck.
Where is Lauter?
Lauter is in Saxony, Germany, about 4 km from Aue.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,028
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.5626, 12.7351
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
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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Worth the detour from Lauter
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
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
landmark
Karlovy Vary
An elegant spa town famous for its hot springs, ornate colonnades, and pastel-colored buildings nestled in a forested valley.
38 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Loket Castle
A stout Romanesque-Gothic castle on a rocky spur encircled by the Ohre river, near Karlovy Vary.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Lauter
- 64 kmSchleizer DreieckGermany'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.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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