Bad Durrenberg - Bad Dürrenberg

Borlach Tower and Museum, Bad Dürrenberg
Bad Durrenberg
federal stateSaxony-Anhalt
Residents
11.643 (2019)
height
104 m
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Bad Durrenberg

Bad Durrenberg is a city in the southern Saalekreis in the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is south of Merseburg.

background

The city was first mentioned in a document from Otto I. 993.

In 1741 the first borehole for brine was dug. There is still a graduation tower near the former fountain.

getting there

By car

Bad Dürrenberg is about 5 km away from the Motorway A 9 connected via the descent of the same name (exit 18). The L 187 crosses the city from west to east. The L 183, coming from the north, ends in Bad Dürrenberg.

By train

Map of Bad Durrenberg
Town hall and club house

Bad Dürrenberg has a train station on the route Leipzig–Weissenfels.

By tram

Bad Dürrenberg can be reached via tram line 5 from Kröllwitz in Halle (Saale) from over Schkopau, Merseburg and Leuna reachable. The line runs every 30 minutes from Monday to Friday and every 60 minutes on weekends. The distance is about 30 kilometers and can be used for a sightseeing tour through Halle and the southern Saalekreis.

By plane

Leipzig-Halle Airport

About 26 km to the northeast is the Leipzig Halle AirportWebsite of this institutionLeipzig Halle Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLeipzig Halle Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryLeipzig Halle Airport (Q668382) in the Wikidata database(IATA: LEJ).

By bicycle

  • The Saale cycle path runs through the place.
  • The cycle path Brine coal story leads to the Geiseltalsee in the west or Lützen in the East.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Railway bridge over the Saale
Graduation tower
Salt block at the graduation tower

Buildings

  • 1  Graduation tower. Graduation tower in the encyclopedia WikipediaGraduation tower in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGraduation tower (Q28009319) in the Wikidata database.Largest graduation tower in Europe with a length of 636 meters.
  • 2  Borlachturm
  • 3  Old Salt Office, Fährstrasse, Bad Dürrenberg. Bad Dürrenberg's oldest building from the 15th century. Today with the registry office and hostel. The barrel vaults, a stone oven from the 15th century and other found objects can be viewed.

Churches

Late Gothic church in Kirchfrahtorf
Memorial stone to the Battle of Riyadh in the spa gardens
Laurentiuskirche
View through the saltworks into the spa gardens
St. Boniface

Museums

  • 8  Borlach Museum on the history of salt production, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg, Bischoffsweg 1. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 998700.
  • 9  Home parlor, Bischofsweg, Bad Dürrenberg.
  • 10  Bird and palm house (in the spa gardens).

Monuments

  • 12  Hunnenstein. Hunnenstein in the encyclopedia WikipediaHunnenstein (Q16319471) in the Wikidata database.With the handprint of King Henry I for the Battle of Hungary in 933 (Battle of Riyadh).
  • Pawn stones. Before Ritterstrasse 8-11-13; in the center of Ostrau; in Oebles-Schlechtewitz, east of the village pond.
  • War memorials, Borlachplatz (in front of the Protestant church and on Kirchfrahtorfer Straße).
  • Gravesites for slave labor. On the Urban cemetery, the Old cemetery and the New cemetery.
  • Memorial "Victims of Fascism and the Imperialist War"

Parks

  • 13  Spa gardens. With tree path and cold inhalation hall.

activities

Festivals

  • Well festival. Last weekend in June.
  • Easter market. Holy Saturday, in front of the palm and bird house.
  • Farmers market. 1st Saturday in September.
  • Christmas Market. 2nd Advent weekend, in front of the palm and bird house.

Hiking trails

  • Tree path in the spa park
  • Nature trail on the Persebach
  • Trim path

shop

  • 1  EDEKA Hill, Breite Str.20A, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 868470. Open: Mon - Fri 7 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

kitchen

  • 2  Café Kupfernagel, Breite Str. 21, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 210414. Open: Mon is closed, Tue - Sun 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.
  • 5  Alanya Bistrorant, Hauptstrasse 7, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 868517. International dishes such as kebab, pizzas, etc.Open: Mon - Thu 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 4.30 p.m. - 10.15 p.m., Fri 10 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m. - 11.45 p.m., Sat 11.30 a.m. - 11.45 p.m., Sun 12.30 p.m. - 10.45 p.m.
  • 6  Pizzeria Zum Druiden, Lutherstrasse 17, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 82121.

nightlife

accommodation

Hostel "Altes Salzamt"

Cheap

  • 2  Hostel "Altes Salzamt", Borlachplatz 1, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 933 4818, Email: . Open: Breakfast times: 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Check-In 2.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (if it is later, make sure to call this appointment!); Check-out by 10.00 a.m.Price: single room from € 36, double room from € 61 (plus breakfast € 6).
  • 3  Gasthof & Pension zum Saalestrand, Leunaer Str. 5, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 85248, Fax: 49 (0)3462 86495, Email: . The inn also has a bowling alley and a beer garden with a terrace and barbecue area. The kitchens offer hearty home-style cooking and home-style German dishes.Feature: pension.Open: Restaurant: Mon - Sat 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., closed on Sun.Price: single room from € 32, double room from € 55 (plus € 4.80 breakfast per person).

medium

  • 4  Hotel "Alte Apotheke", Apothekerberg 16, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 542280, Fax: 49 (0)3462 5422811, Email: . The kitchen offers both light, Mediterranean dishes and hearty home-style cooking.Open: Restaurant: Mon - Sat 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Breakfast times: Mon - Fri 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Sat Sun 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.Price: Single from € 55, double from € 75 (each including breakfast).
  • 7  Country hotel Bad Durrenberg, Weinberg 6, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg OT Balditz. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 542590, Fax: 49 (0)3462 5425910, Email: . The newly opened restaurant "Weinbergstube" is located on the hotel grounds. Here there are mainly rural dishes and regional wines. Mon - Fri 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Sat Sun only by prior arrangement.Open: Service hours: Breakfast daily 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.; Reception 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. Check-in from 2 p.m., check-out by 11 a.m.Price: single room from € 44, double room from € 59, suite from € 80, (plus breakfast € 8 per person).

security

  • 1  Police station, Promenade 11a, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 868690.

health

  • 2  Saline pharmacy, Soleweg 15, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)3462 82465, Fax: 49 (0)3462 82466. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6.30 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Practical advice

trips

Merseburg
Lützen, King Gustav Adolf Memorial
Saale-Elster valley bridge, junction at Planena
Altranstädt Castle
  • Leuna (6 km northwest) - not only has the chemical industry to offer, but also a garden city and a sculpture park
  • Lützen (9 km southeast, B 87), the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf was killed in the Thirty Years' War in the Battle of Lützen. At Großgörschen, 6 km southeast of Lützen, the first battle of the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon took place in May 1813. In the district Skirts is the house where the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was born.
  • Merseburg (12 km northwest, B 181) - the imperial palace has unique cultural assets with the cathedral and castle.
  • Markranstädt (13 km east) - the Kulkwitzer See (water sports!) Separates this city from Leipzig-Grünau; the Altranstädter Castle 1706–1707 was the place of European peace negotiations (Altranstädter Friede, Altranstädter Convention)
  • Schkopau (16 km northwest, B 91) - Neo-Renaissance castle and the Saale-Elster-Aue with the longest railway bridge in Europe, the branching one Saale-Elster valley bridge (approx. 8.6 km long, completed in 2013).
  • Geiseltalsee (17 km to the west) - At almost 19 km2, the lake is the largest artificial lake in Germany
  • Weissenfels (17 km southwest) - the city as the starting point for the Saale-Unstrut region; baroque castle Neu-Augustusburg with shoe and city museum
  • Leipzig (25 km east) - large commercial and cultural city with numerous sights and activities
  • Bad Lauchstädt (27 km northwest) - Goethe Theater and spa facilities.

literature

  • Saale Tourist e.V.: Around Bad Dürrenberg and Leuna. Halle (Saale), 2006. Leaflet.

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