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| Borna | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 19.229 (2019) | |
| height | 159 m | |
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The small town Borna, Administrative seat of the district of Leipzig, is located south of Leipzig in the Leipzig lowland bay, surrounded by many lakes - former open-cast lignite mines. There is an active lignite mine to the west of the city.
getting there
By plane
From Leipzig Halle Airport
(IATA: LEJ) it is a good 60 km by car via the A 14, A 38 and B 95 and around 40 minutes to Borna if the traffic situation is favorable. If you drive through the city of Leipzig, the route is shorter, but the journey takes longer. With the S-Bahn you have to change at Leipzig Central Station and it takes around 70 minutes from the airport train station to Borna.
By train
The Borna train station can be reached from Leipzig with the S6 S-Bahn every half hour. The ride from Leipzig Central Station takes 40 minutes, from Markkleeberg 25 minutes. In the opposite direction, the S-Bahn comes out once an hour Geithain (15 minutes) and Frohburg (7 minutes).
Out Chemnitz Coming you have to change in Geithain and take a total of 50 minutes. Out Altenburg with a change in Neukieritzsch you are on the way for half an hour.
By bus
Numerous bus routes connect Borna with the surrounding area. So-called plus bus lines, which run every hour on weekdays, depart from Zwenkau (101), Lucka (258) and Kitzscher (276). From Altenburg bus line 251 runs every hour during rush hour, otherwise every two hours to Borna.
In the street
From Leipzig via the B 95, from Bad Lausick or. Pegau and Zwenkau via the B 176, from Chemnitz via the A 72, from Altenburg via the B 93.
By bicycle
Borna is located directly on the 100 km long New Lakeland Cycle Routewhich connects the city with Regis-Breitingen (15 km), Markkleeberg (30 km), Pegau (38 km) and the Leipzig district of Knautnaundorf (43 km). The Pleißeradweg Altenburg – Leipzig runs 6 km west of Borna.
On foot
Borna is on Saxon Luther Trail as well as on the pilgrimage route along the medieval Via Imperii (Berlin – Wittenberg – Leipzig – Altenburg – Zwickau), the part of Central German Way of St. James is. From Leipzig to Borna it is 35 km (rather uphill), from Altenburg 24 km (more downhill).
mobility
There are two city bus routes in Borna.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- Late Gothic 1 Borna town church
with Luther monument, station on the Luther Trail - Romance 2 Emmaus Church from Heuersdorf, which was moved because of an open pit mine
- Romance 3 Kunigunden Church, is one of the earliest brick buildings in Central Germany
Buildings
- 4 Marketplace with the town hall from the 17th century and the town hall golden Star
- 5 Reichstor from 1723, the only surviving of 4 city gates
- 6 High school "Am Breiten Teich", neo-baroque school building from 1907–1908
- 7 People's Square Borna, 1934–35 for so-called things games built amphitheater, used in the GDR era for FDJ events, today “open-air arena” for concerts and sporting events
activities
- Water sports, bike tours and hiking: Borna is located on 3 larger lakes, the bathing lake 1 Borna reservoir in the west, the 2 Witznitz reservoir in the northwest and the 3 Bockwitz lake in the East.
shop
- 1 EDEKA Werner, Sachsenallee 28 b, 04552 Borna. Tel.: 49 (0)3433 209460. Open: Mon - Fri 7 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- 2 Kaufland, Am Wilhelmschacht 34, 04552 Borna. Tel.: 49 (0)3433 24370. Open: Mon - Sat 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
kitchen
- In the city center
- 1 Stiehl's Gastro Paradise, Roßmarktsche Strasse 12, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)3433 206812, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon Tue are closed, Wed - Fri 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 2 p.m. - 10 p.m., Sun 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- 2 Athos restaurant, Markt 11, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)3433 207666. Greek kitchen.Open: daily 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. - midnight.
- 3 Pizzeria Pinocchio, Roßmarktsche Str. 14, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)3433 203423. Italian cuisine, all dishes also to take away.Open: Tue - Fri 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 10.30 p.m., Sat Sun 4 p.m. - 10.30 p.m., Mondays are closed.
- 4 Restaurant Glück Auf, Deutzener Strasse 30, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)3433 803168, Email: [email protected]. German cuisine. Beer garden and bowling alley are available.Open: Mon is closed, Tue - Fri 4 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sat 11.30 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. The kitchen closes one hour before closing.Price: Overnight stays are possible: from 25 € per person plus breakfast.
- Further districts
- 5 Gasthof Zedtlitz, OT Zedtlitz, Hauptstrasse 32, 04552 Borna. Tel.: 49 3433 204751. Saxon cuisine, changing daily specials, homemade cakes and pies.Open: Wed - Sat 11.30 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. and from 5.30 p.m., Sun 11.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m.
- 6 Inn Thrana, OT Thräna, Weststrasse 3, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)34343 51225, Fax: (0)34343) 51885, Email: [email protected]. Home cooking at reasonable prices.Open: Tue 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Wed - Fri 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m., Sat Sun from 11 a.m., Mondays are closed.
nightlife
accommodation
- In the city center
- 1 Hotel three roses, Bahnhofstrasse 67, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)3433 204496, Fax: (0)3433 204498, Email: [email protected]. The hotel has a restaurant as well as a hotel bar with bistro and café, and a catering service is also offered.Price: Single from € 55, double from € 69.
- 2 Pension Old Town, Altstädter Hauptstr. 45/47, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)3433 208105, Fax: (0)3433 208106. Feature: pension.Open: Check-In 2.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m., Check-Out until 11.00 a.m.Price: single room from € 35, double room for single use from € 45, double room from € 55 (each including breakfast buffet).
- 3 Pension Borna, Grimmaer Strasse 30, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)3433 204368, Fax: (0)3433 209924, Email: [email protected]. The pension is quiet, but easily accessible on the edge of the city center.Feature: pension.Price: single room from € 28, double room from € 45, breakfast € 6.90 per person.
- 4 Pension Giolbas, Grimmaer Strasse 30, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)3433 204368, Fax: (0)3433 209924. The Giolbas music house also belongs to the pension.Feature: pension.Price: single room from € 28, double room from € 45 (plus € 6.90 per person per breakfast).
- Further districts
- 5 Pension Oleanderhof, OT Eula, street of the cooperative 4, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)3433 207020, Fax: (0)3433 206850, Email: [email protected]. Feature: pension.Price: Overnight stay from € 17 per person.
- 6 Zedtlitz Castle Mill, OT Zedtlitz, An der Schlossmühle 5, 04552 Borna. Tel.: (0)3433 27800, Fax: (0)3433 278016, Email: [email protected]. Price: Single from € 53, double from € 77 (each including breakfast).
security
- 1 Police station, Grimmaer Str.1a, 04552 Borna. Tel.: 49 (0)3433 2440.
health
hospital
- 2 Sana Klinikum Leipziger Land, Rudolf-Virchow-Strasse 2, 04552 Borna. Tel.: 49 (0)3433 210.
Pharmacies
- 3 Adler pharmacy, Leipziger Str.26A, 04552 Borna. Tel.: 49 (0)3433 204024, Fax: 49 (0)3433 744656, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- 4 City pharmacy, Brauhausstrasse 5, 04552 Borna. Tel.: 49 (0)3433 204049, Fax: 49 (0)3433 204847, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6.30 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- 5 farma-plus pharmacy, Sachsenallee 28b, 04552 Borna. Tel.: 49 (0)3433 7468760, Fax: 49 (0)3433 7468764, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6.30 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Practical advice
- 6 City and tourist information Borna, Markt 2, 04552 Borna. Tel.: 49 (0)3433 873195. Open: Mon, Tue Thu 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 1.30 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wed Fri 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
trips
- Deutzen (6 km to the west) Open pit lookout point, water towers
- Frohburg (10 km southeast, B 95) city in Kohrener Land; Frohburg Castle and Eschefeld Ponds.
- Bad Lausick (14 km east, B 176) Reef leisure pool, spa facilities and St. Kilian's Church
- Altenburg (17 km south, B 93) Skat town in East Thuringia. The skat museum, the castle and the linden tree museum deserve special mention
- Zwenkau (18 km northwest, B 176) on Zwenkauer See, the largest in the Leipzig region; the history of lignite becomes clear at Cape Zwenkau
- Groitzsch (19 km to the west, B 176) Ruins of the Wiprechtsburg, the oldest stone building in Saxony; Water tower
- Kohren-Sahlis (21 km southeast, A 72) the center of the Kohrener Land; Gnandstein Castle, pottery and summer toboggan run.
- Pegau (23 km to the west, B 176) St. Laurentius Church with the cenotaph of Count Wiprecht von Groitzsch (around 1230), Renaissance town hall similar to Leipzig's old town hall
- Grimma (24 km to the northeast) - the largest city in the district has a particular historical old town, which was completely renovated after the Mulde floods in 2002.
- Colditz (27 km east, B 176) - Colditz Castle was a prisoner of war camp during World War II, the most prominent prisoner of which was Winston Churchill's nephew Giles Romilly.
literature
Web links
- http://www.borna.de/ - Borna official website
