 St. Mary's Church | ||
| Dommitzsch | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 2.458 (2019) | |
| height | 83 m | |
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The small town Dommitzsch lies on the edge of the Dübener Heide in the far north of Saxony. The Elbe runs east of the city.
background
Dommitzsch was once a capital of Sorbian chiefs and had a Teutonic Order in 1223 and city rights in 1298.
getting there
By plane
By train
The closest train station is in a good 10 kilometers away Torgau. There are bus connections from there.
By bus
In the street
Dommitzsch is on the B 182 from Wittenberg to Torgau reachable, which is also the easiest access.
From the eastern side of the Elbe is Dommitzsch with a car ferry from Prettin reachable. The Elbe ferry Prettin runs Monday to Friday between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 6.30 a.m. to 8 p.m. From October to April, the traffic time ends Monday to Friday at 8 p.m. The crossing by car costs 2 €. The closest bridge is upstream in Torgau; Downstream there is only a bridge, significantly further, in Wittenberg.
mobility
Dommitzsch is not big and can be explored on foot.
Tourist Attractions
The most striking building is the 1 City Church of St. Mary
, a late Gothic brick church. This is in an old half-timbered house Local museum housed, which provides information about the history and landscape.
activities
shop
kitchen
- Ratskeller restaurant, Markt 1, 04880 Dommitzsch. Tel.: 49 (0)34223 60941.
nightlife
- 1 Tascos restaurant, Leipziger Strasse 70, 04880 Dommitzsch. Tel.: (0)34223 40070. Darts pub.
accommodation
- 1 Restaurant & Pension Zum Fuchsbau, Leipziger Strasse 74, 04880 Dommitzsch. Tel.: 49 (0)34223 40395. Feature: pension.
- 2 Pension "Zum Wildschütz", Bahnhofstrasse 3E, 04880 Dommitzsch. Tel.: (0)34223 40230. Price: single € 35, double room € 60, apartment for 2 people € 80 (each additional person € 30), all prices include breakfast.
- 3 Forest campsite Lindemühlenberg, Dorfstrasse 1a, 04880 Dommitzsch. Tel.: (0)34223 40646, Email: [email protected].
- Group accommodation in the forest pool, Am Waldbad 2, 04880 Dommitzsch OT Mahlitzsch. Tel.: (0)34223 40346. Price on request.
security
- 1 Police station, Weidenhainer Weg 16, 04880 Dommitzsch. Tel.: 49 (0)34223 45200.
health
- 2 Mohren pharmacy, August-Bebel-Strasse 19, 04880 Dommitzsch. Tel.: (0)34223 40289. Open: Opening times: Mo - Fr 7.15 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sa 8.30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Practical advice
trips
- Prettin (4 km northeast, Elbe ferry) - a small town on the other side of the Elbe. The Protestant town church “St. Marien “recognizable. Preserved city wall tower, in the east of the city the renaissance castle Lichtenburg with park.
- Pretzsch (10 km north, B 182) - down the Elbe and in Saxony-Anhalt; Renaissance castle from the 16th century.
- Bad Schmiedeberg (13 km northwest, B 182 to Greudnitz, then left) - located in the middle of the Dübener Heide; Art Nouveau Kurhaus and Heilbrunnen. The Kaiser Wilhelm Tower in the adjacent city park. Moated castle and baroque church in the Reinharz district.
- Torgau (13 km southeast, B 182) - Hartenfels Castle, once the seat of the Ernestine Wettins; Endless summer open air in August.
- Bad Düben (23 km to the west, via Trossin) - small town on the southern edge of the Dübener Heide; Düben Castle, historic ship mill and the oldest spa park in Germany.
literature
see article Dübener Heide
Web links
- https://www.dommitzsch.de/ - Official website of Dommitzsch
