Meuselwitz - Meuselwitz

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Meuselwitz
federal stateThuringia
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Meuselwitz

Meuselwitz is a city in Altenburger Land in Thuringia, about 12 kilometers northeast of Altenburg and 11 kilometers east of Time. It lies in the country triangle Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.

background

Meuselwitz was first used in 1139 as Muzelbuze manor mentioned in a document. The manor changed hands several times until 1676 Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff (1626-1692) was acquired. From 1664 he served as Privy Councilor, Chancellor and Consistorial President in the service of Duke Moritz von Sachsen-Zeitz. Seckendorf had a new castle built here in 1677, which was fundamentally redesigned between 1724 and 1727. After the bombing in 1945 and demolitions during the Soviet Zone, only the orangery remains of the palace complex.

In the 17th century, lignite was found in the area around the village. However, the deposits have only been developed since 1860. Initially, the coal was mined underground, later in large-scale open-cast mines.

The town hall was built in 1861/1862. On July 6, 1874, Meuselwitz received from the Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Altenburg the city law. In the same year it was connected to the line by rail Altenburg–Time.

During the Second World War, several forced labor camps existed here as branches of the Buchenwald concentration camp. In air raids in 1944 and 1945, 85% of all buildings, including the castle, were damaged or destroyed. Over 250 people died.

The most important company today is the Meuselwitz Guss iron foundry.

After several incorporations, Meuselwitz now includes Brossen, Bünauroda, Falkenhain, Mumsdorf, Neubraunshain, Neupoderschau, Schnauderhainichen, Waltersdorf, Wintersdorf and Zipsendorf.

getting there

By plane

The nearest airport is the Leipzig / Halle Airport.

By bus

Meuselwitz is with buses of the Central German transport association reachable. These are the lines 352 (Mehna – Lumpzig – Großbraunshain), 404 (Mehna – Altenburg), 405 (Wintersdorf – Gerstenberg – Altenburg), 406 (Falkenhain, Mumsdorf, Prößdorf – Lucka, Wintersdorf – Rositz – Altenburg), 408 (Wernsdorf– Dobitschen), 409 (Zechau – Rositz – Altenburg), 412 (Lucka, Leipzig, Rositz – Altenburg), 413 (Rositz – Altenburg), 416 (Lucka, Zechau – Rositz – Altenburg) and 841, 844 (Zeitz).

The bus station is located on Altenburger Strasse (B 180) and F.-Naumann-Strasse. There is a taxi rank at the bus station.

Meuselwitz is located in the tariff area of ​​the Central German Transport Association (mdv). All network tickets that are valid for the tariff zone are valid on the S-Bahn, tram and bus. The Saxony, (Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia) ticket is also valid on all local public transport.

In the street

Meuselwitz is crossed by the B 180 from west to east, leading to Zeitz and Altenburg, and crossed by the state road L 1361 from north to south.

mobility

Map of Meuselwitz

Tourist Attractions

town hall

Buildings

  • town hall in neo-Gothic style from 1861/1862, Rathausstr. 1.
  • Water tower.

Churches

Martinskirche
  • Martinskirche (Stadtkirche), Pfarrgasse 1, built in 1687 in baroque style. With the grave of Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff.
  • Possibly Church in Zipsendorf
  • The Catholic Church of St. Elisabeth in Zipsendorf, Zeitzer Straße 1.
  • Church in Falkenhain, 1685.
  • Church in Mumsdorf, 1927.
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wintersdorf, probably 17th century, Kirchplatz 2A.

Museums

  • 1  Local museum, Neugasse 1/3, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 2498. The focus is on the town's history, the von Seckendorff family and coal mining.Open: Opening times: Tue 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Wed 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Sun 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • 2  Meuselwitz cultural station, Georgenstrasse 46, 04610 Meuselwitz. In a former engine shed. In the Kulturbahnhof there is the technical museum with historical trains, a model railway and other technical systems.

Parks and landscapes

Hainbergsee
  • Castle Park or Von-Seckendorff-Park built with the 1709 3 OrangeryOrangery in the Wikipedia encyclopediaOrangery in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsOrangery (Q18572060) in the Wikidata database of the former castle.
  • Mill pond, Grotto pond
  • Hainbergsee .

Monuments

  • Memorial stone for teachers and students of the Veit-Ludwig-von-Seckendorff-Gymnasium who were executed in Soviet military tribunals from 1950 and 1952.

activities

Narrow gauge railway
  • The train station is the starting point of the Coal railway, a narrow-gauge railway that runs to Regis-Breitingen on Sundays and public holidays.
  • There is a football club in Meuselwitz ZFC Meuselwitzwho plays in the Regionalliga Nord. Other sports clubs are the traditional one FSV Meuselwitz, the Handball club Meuselwitz and the shooting club PSG Meuselwitz.

shop

  • 1  REWE, Zeitzer Str. 51, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: 49 (0)3448 750672. Open: Mon - Fri 7 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sat 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

kitchen

Restaurants

Independent restaurants are listed below. There are more restaurants in the hotels.

  • 1  Altenburger Hof, Fabrikstrasse 10, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 2442.
  • 2  "Old colliery house", Bismarckring 2 (Z III), 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 75 03 33.
  • 3  "Old Customs House", Zeitzer Str. 69, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 70 41 99.
  • 4  "Bergmannsklause" restaurant, Bergsiedlung 39, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 70 16 90.
  • 5  Doner kebab / pizzeria, Am Rathaus 14, 04610 Meuselwitz.
  • 6  Park restaurant Falkenhain, Falkenhain, Gartenstrasse, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 8886.
  • 7  "Hempel’s Bistro" restaurant, Weststrasse 1, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 70 21 89.
  • 9  Jasmine pizzeria, Georgenstrasse 32, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 75 15 62.
  • 11  Carthage pizzeria, Rathenauplatz, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 75 28 78.
  • 12  Mammuzza Mia pizzeria, Zeitzer Str. 11, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 75 15 59.
  • 13  Gasthof Müller, Kriebitzscher Str. 4, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 2563.
  • 14  Old Witch steak bar, Schulstrasse 37, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 70 20 47.
  • 15  Hina Thai restaurant "Phoenix", Schulstrasse 33, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 439 00 64.
  • 16  "Schlemmerstübchen", Westpassagen, Zeitzer Straße 51, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 41 02 52.
  • 17  Schnaudertal, Zirndorfer Str. 6, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 75 21 03.
  • 18  Tina's minibar, Freiligrathstrasse 11, 04610 Meuselwitz. Mobile: (0)152 09043541.

Cafes

  • 19  Ice cream parlor "Milano", Baderdamm 2, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 2105.
  • "Orangerie" café-restaurant, Von-Seckendorff-Park, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 3878782.

nightlife

Pubs

accommodation

  • 1  Hotel "Am Ententeich", Am Ententeich 6, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 752537.
  • 5  Hotel and restaurant "Zur Börse", Fr.-Naumann-Str. 1, 04610 Meuselwitz. Tel.: (0)3448 8031.

Learn

Work

security

health

Pharmacies

Practical advice

trips

Altenburg Castle
  • Lucka (7 km north) - Battle of Lucka in 1307 secured the rule of the House of Wettin in Central Germany, Haselbacher See
  • Altenburg (12 km southeast, B 180) - Skatstadt, residential palace, historic old town, collection of paintings in the Lindenau Museum
  • Time (13 km to the west, B 180) - Moritzburg baroque castle, early Romanesque castle church and pram museum
  • Groitzsch (15 km north) - ruins of the Wiprechtsburg, the oldest stone building in Saxony
  • Windischleuba (16 km to the east) - Münchhausen Castle and Pleiße Reservoir
  • Pegau (19 km north) - Renaissance Town Hall; St. Laurentius Church with the tomb of Margrave Wiprecht von Groitzsch

literature

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