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| Crimmitschau | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 18.536 (2019) | |
| height | 240 m | |
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Crimmitschau lies in the valley of the Pleiße. The city has around 16,000 inhabitants in its core; together with the incorporated villages in the surrounding area, there are around 21,000.
background
getting there
By plane
The nearest commercial airport is the Leipzig Halle Airport
(IATA: LEJ). There is a free train connection with the Central German S-Bahn (lines S5 or S 5X) to the airport.
By train
Crimmitschau is on the railway line Leipzig–Zwickau. The Crimmitschau train station is about 500 meters east of the city center. The S5X S-Bahn express line runs every hour and the S5 line of Central Germany's S-Bahn stops every two hours to Zwickau or Halle via Leipzig (City Tunnel) and Leipzig / Halle Airport.
By bus
In the street
In the north of the city, the A4 runs over the Pleiße valley. However, there is no direct descent due to the topographical conditions. Instead there is further east 
62 Meerane and further west 61 Schmölln one descent each.
By boat
By bicycle
The D4, the Mittelland route, runs through Crimmitschau.
On foot
Walkers on the Via Imperii, a Way of St. James, also come to Crimmitschau.
mobility
Crimmitschau is small enough that you can get around on foot.
There is a city bus line (128) with which, with a little patience, you can reach the entire city area. Other regional buses to surrounding communities have stops in Crimmitschau. The central bus node is at the train station. A route network map is available on the website of the Verkehrsverbund Mittelachsen VMS (PDF file).
Crimmitschau belongs to the network area of the VMS. Association tickets with tariff zone 57 are valid on all means of transport. The Saxony (Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia) ticket is also valid on all VMS means of transport.
Tourist Attractions
In recent years, the city center with its historic market square has been carefully restored. Little reminds us that Crimmitschau is said to have been the town with the most chimneys.
- 1 West Saxon Textile Museum Crimmitschau, Leipziger Strasse 125 (Crimmitschau). Tel.: 49 3762 931939, Fax: 49 3762 931938, Email: [email protected]. Open: Opening times: Guided tour with demonstration of the textile machines Tue-Sun, 2 p.m., special exhibitions Thu-Sun 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Admission: Guided tours € 3 (adults) / € 1.50 (reduced), special exhibitions € 2.50 (adults) / € 1.50 (reduced)}.
- 2 Crimmitschau town church.
Three-aisled late Gothic hall church.
activities
- 1 Crimmitschau ice rink, Waldstrasse 69. Tel.: 49 3762 907040, 49 3762 6046, Email: [email protected]. The ice rink is the home arena of the ETC Crimmitschau.
- Crimmitschau cream bath, Sahntalstrasse 24a. Tel.: 49 3762 3805. Outdoor swimming pool, open from May to September.
shop
The is located in the inner-city pedestrian zone "Piazza Red Tower", a shopping arcade.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- ATRIUM Hotel & Restaurant, Bahnhofstrasse 8 (Crimmitschau). Tel.: 49 3762 7990, Fax: 49 3762 799251, Email: [email protected].
- Hotel Schloss Schweinsburg, Main street 147-149 (Neukirchen). Tel.: 49 3762 9480-0, Fax: 49 3762 9480-199, Email: [email protected].
Learn
Work
security
health
Practical advice
trips
- Koberbach dam (8 km south) - bathing and camping facilities.
- Meerane (8 km northeast) - the Trabant 601 Kombi ("Universal") was manufactured in Meerane.
- Blankenhain (10 km to the west) - Agricultural history open-air museum.
- Werdau (10 km south) - City and Steam Engine Museum.
- Schmoelln (13 km north) - city of button manufacturing.
- Zwickau (20 km southeast) - the nearest big city.
literature
Web links
- https://www.crimmitschau.de/ - Official website of Crimmitschau
