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| Pegau | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 6.288 (2019) | |
| height | 136 m | |
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The small town Pegau is south of Leipzig in the Leipzig lowland bay On the White Elster, to the west and east of the city, there are lignite opencast mines.
Pegau arose around the monastery founded by Count Wiprecht in 1096, its cenotaph bears one of the most important Romanesque sculptures in the Saxon art space.
getting there
Pegau can be reached via the A 38 (exit Leipzig-Südwest) and B 186 or from Leipzig via the B 2, which has been expanded to the four-lane expressway at Großdeuben. You can also drive on the B 2 from the direction Gera and Time at. The B 176 from direction Borna ends in Pegau, because behind Pegau it is interrupted by the Profen open-cast lignite mine. The train driver uses the Leipzig – Zeitz – Gera route.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Saint Lawrence Church, (Church Square. Tel.: 49 (0)34296-76464.
with the one created around 1230 cenotaph of the Margrave Wiprecht von Groitzsch.Open: June-October 2020 Tue / Thu. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Sat./Sun. 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Donation requested. - 2 town hall in the Renaissance style (1559/61, resemblance to the Leipziger City hall due to identical builders, including the city museum. The town hall tower can be climbed in summer.
- The Napoleon's house, in which Napoleon and the Russian Tsar stayed in 1813.
- The Water tower reminds of the Vestnerturm in Nuremberg, the hometown of the architect
- Saxon distance column
- Baroque castle in the district of Wiederau
- Iron mill in Oderwitz (part of the neighboring Elstertrebnitz), unique in Germany
- In the district Fawns the Lützow Freikorps had to complain about high losses, the poet Theodor Körner was wounded
activities
- Events in Volkshaus
- Hiking and biking in the Elsteraue
shop
kitchen
- 1 Greek restaurant Syrtaki, Markt 1, 04523 Pegau. Tel.: (0)34296 799808, Email: [email protected]. Greek kitchen.Open: Mon is closed, Tue - Fri 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m., Sat, Sun public holidays 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
- 2 Rathmanns Klause restaurant, Zeitzer Str. 26, 04523 Pegau. Tel.: (0)34296 76460. Home cooking at reasonable prices. Beer garden available.Open: Mon is closed, Tue - Sat 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sun public holidays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Pension Kruger, Hauptstrasse 19, 04523 Pegau OT Wiederau. Tel.: (0)34296 72672, Fax: (0)34296 72671, Email: [email protected]. If you want, you can rent a bike, costing € 2.50 per day.Feature: pension.Price: Overnight stay per person € 15-18 (plus breakfast € 4 per person).
- 2 Old post office, Bahnhofstrasse 24, 04523 Pegau. Tel.: (0)34296 490392, Fax: (0)34296 919783, Email: [email protected]. 5 apartments in different sizes and at different prices. In the cheapest case from € 25 per night. However, there is an additional 20 € for the final cleaning. Breakfast: € 9.50 per person, children between 3 and 12 years € 5, children under 3 years free.
health
Pharmacies
- 1 Lion pharmacy, Breitstrasse 51, 04523 Pegau. Tel.: 49 (0)34296 9750, Fax: 49 (0)34296 97512, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6.30 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- 2 Kirchplatz pharmacy, Kirchplatz 18-19, 04523 Pegau. Tel.: (0)34296 397744, Fax: 49 (0)34296 397754, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6.30 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
trips
The outskirts of Leipzig is about 20 km away and is on the under getting there accessible way. To about 16 km away Belantis amusement park On the southern edge of Leipzig you are currently driving via Kleindalzig or Zwenkau.
Other destinations in the vicinity are:
- Groitzsch (5 km southeast) - ruins of the Wiprechtsburg, the oldest stone building in Saxony
- Zwenkau (9 km northeast, B 2) - on Zwenkauer See, the largest in the Leipzig region; the history of lignite becomes clear at Cape Zwenkau.
- Time (18 km southwest, B 2) - the city of sugar manufacturing; Moritzburg Castle, German Pram Museum.
- Meuselwitz (19 km south) - Orangery with palace garden from 1709.
- Borna (22 km east, B 176) - 3 historic churches on Lutherweg, market square with town hall and golden star.
literature
- Herbert Ehme, Maik Kunze, Peter Bringer, Hans J. Ketzer, Dietrich Wünschmann, Peter Thieme, Ingo Campen, Susanne Friedrich, Jan Noack, Markus Cottin: In the Elsterland between Zwenkau, Groitzsch and Pegau. PRO LEIPZIG e. V. (ed.), 2002, ISBN 3936508925
Web links
- http://www.pegau.de/ - Official website of Pegau
- Unofficial website about the city of Pegau
