The Dahlener Heide extends between cities Oschatz, Riesa and Torgau on the left bank of the Elbe. In the north it closes Dübener Heide at that continues after Saxony-Anhalt extends (see for this Dübener Heide in Saxony-Anhalt). The page also covers that Wermsdorf Forest, which connects to the south of the Dahlener Heide and lies west of Oschatz.
places
- Bad Düben - Small town on the southern edge of the Düben Heath.
- Belgians - on the left bank of the Elbe; Roland's figure on the town hall and the Saxon post-mile column on the market square.
- Dahlen - the gate to the Dahlener Heide; Local history museum and town church Our dear women.
- Dommitzsch - Small town on the eastern edge of the Düben Heath and not far from the banks of the Elbe; former sound works.
- Schildau - Birth town of the Prussian reformer Gneisenau and probable place of origin of the Schildbürger.
- Strehla - Located directly on the left bank of the Elbe between Riesa and Torgau; Renaissance castle.
- Torgau - largest city in the travel area covered; Hartenfels Castle, once the seat of the Ernestine Wettins.
- Wermsdorf - Located on the southern edge of the Wermsdorf Forest; Hubertusburg hunting lodge.
Other goals
background
getting there
By train
The most important and at the same time the only railway lines in the region that are still operated by passenger traffic Leipzig–Dresden (Hold in Kühren, Dahlen, Oschatz) and Leipzig–cottbus (Hold Doberschütz, Mockrehna, Torgau, Beilrode).
From Leipzig it takes between 23 minutes (Kühren) and an hour (Beilrode), from Dresden to Dahlen the journey takes a little more than an hour. From Berlin to Dahlen you need two hours with a change in Leipzig, to Bad Düben about 2:20 hours. Without the long-distance traffic surcharge, you can take the RE via Falkenberg in 2:40 hours to Torgau.
By bus
The “PlusBus” line 196 runs every hour from Leipzig to Bad Düben on weekdays, seven buses run in each direction on Saturdays and five on Sundays. The journey takes a good three quarters of an hour. The bus also stops at the Red House near Brösen, an excursion restaurant in the middle of the heather.
In the street
There are no motorways through the area itself, but to the south the A 14 connects the greater Halle / Leipzig area with Dresden. For the journey to Wermsdorf or Dahlen you can use the junction Mutzschen to use. If you don't take the autobahn, you either use the B 6 via Wurzen or the B 87 via from Leipzig Diving and Eilenburg, whereby Eilenburg can be bypassed via a bypass. Most destinations in this region can be reached from Leipzig in under an hour, from Dresden in one to 1½ hours.
From the Berlin area you can take the B 101 (towards Luckenwalde) to Herzberg and then the B 87 towards Torgau in this region. For example, it is 135 kilometers from Berlin to Torgau, which takes an average of two hours to drive. A few kilometers further, but under certain circumstances slightly faster, is the connection via the A 13 to the Duben exit and then continue on the B 87 via Luckau towards Torgau. If the destination is in the Dübener Heide, you can instead take the A 9 to the Dessau-Ost approach, from which the B 107 leads to travelers Bad Düben brings (160 km / 2 hours).
mobility
The following federal highways run through the area:
- B 6 Leipzig–Spice up–Oschatz–Meissen
- B 87 Leipzig–Eilenburg–Torgau–Herzberg (Elster)
- B 107 Dessau–Bad Düben–Eilenburg–Spice up–Grimma
- B 182 Riesa–Strehla–Belgians–Torgau–Dommitzsch–Lutherstadt Wittenberg
- B 183 Bitterfeld–Bad Düben–Torgau–Bad Liebenwerda
For railway lines and stops in the region, see above (arrival #By train)
The most important bus route in the region is the “PlusBus” 781 from Torgau via Beckwitz, Taura, Sitzenroda and Schmannewitz to Dahlen. It runs every hour on weekdays, six times a day on Saturdays and four times a day on Sundays.
The tickets of the are valid for all local public transport in the region Central German transport association. Bicycles can be taken along free of charge on local trains; an extra card must be purchased on buses for € 1.30 (as of May 2016).
Tourist Attractions
- Collmberg, with 312 m the highest point in the region.
- Hartenfels von Torgau Castle and Castle Church, the first ever Protestant church to be built
- City church Sankt Marien in Torgau with tomb of Katharina von Bora
- Graditz stud near Torgau
- Triestewitz Castle near Arzberg
- Renaissance town hall with Roland in Belgern
- Museum of the Schildbürger in Schildau
- Strehla Castle
- late baroque Dahlen Castle, only a ruin since a fire in 1973
- historic town hall Dahlen
- Baroque church Schmannewitz, designed by George Bähr (the master builder of the Dresden Frauenkirche)
- Hubertusburg Palace in Wermsdorf, large baroque hunting lodge with a rococo palace chapel
- Hunting oak at a large crossroads in the center of the Dahlener Heide
In the Torgau Castle Church
Marienkirche Torgau
Graditz Stud
Triestewitz Castle
Belgern Town Hall
Museum of the Shield Citizens
Dahlen town hall with the “Sackhupper” monument
Schmannewitz Church
Hubertusburg Castle
Hubertusburg Palace Chapel
activities
- hike on numerous signposted hiking trails through light forest and heathland
- To go biking, e.g. E.g. on the Dahlener-Heide-Radweg from Kühren via Belgern to Torgau (40 km) or the Torgischer Weg between Bad Düben and Torgau (46 km) or the Mulde-Elbe-Radweg from Trebsen via Wermsdorf and Oschatz to Strehla (46 km )
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climate
| Torgau | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average air temperature in ° C | -0.7 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 12.9 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 13.9 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 1.0 | O | 8.7 |
| Precipitation in mm | 34 | 29 | 34 | 45 | 51 | 63 | 52 | 64 | 43 | 38 | 41 | 47 | Σ | 541 |
literature
- Haferstroh, Peter (ed.). The Dahlen Heath. Forays into cultural history. Passage-Verlag, Leipzig 1994, ISBN 3-9803465-6-0 .
- Fritzsche, Ernst. The Düben Heath - travel and hiking book. Naumburg Publishing House 2005. ISBN 3-86156-144-1 .
- Flegel, A. / Böttcher, H.-J. / Funk, H. From Eilenburg to Bad Düben. TVG, Torgau 1993. ISBN 3-930199-01-7 .
- For more literature on the Düben Heath see below Düben Heath.
