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| Rochlitz | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 5.711 (2019) | |
| height | 163 m | |
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The small town Rochlitz lies between Chemnitz and Leipzig in the valley of the Zwickauer Mulde. The Rochlitz Castle is one of the most famous in Saxony.
background
Rochlitz, originally a castle in the Zeitz region, fell under Bishop Eberhard (1045-78) to Naumburg, later to the county of Groitzsch and around the middle of the 12th century. to Dedo the fat one from Meissen-Landsberg. In 1289 a comparison was made between Albrecht the Naughty and his sons, but on June 1, 1403, a succession contract was concluded between Landgraves Balthasar and Wilhelm von Thuringia. Later Johann Georg gave it to his lover, Fraulein von Neitschütz, who he raised to Countess von Rochlitz. In the Thirty Years' War that followed soon after, Rochlitz was hit hard. In 1802, 1804 and 1834 a large part of the city burned down.
getting there
Rochlitz is via the federal highway 107 from Grimma (A 14) Chemnitz, via the federal highway 175 from Glauchau (A 4) Chub (A 14) and via federal highway 7 from Altenburg reachable with end point in Rochlitz. If you are coming from Chemnitz, it is better to use the A 72 that has been completed to the Rochlitz junction instead of the B 107 and then the B 175.
The Muldentalbahn, on which Rochlitz is located, was gradually shut down from 1997 due to the poor condition of the line. The 2002 floods finally gave her the rest. The German regional railway GmbH, which has set itself the goal of preserving railway lines in the area, has received the operating license for the line and is in the process of repairing it. On some weekends you can take the Trabi (Events) drive to Göhren. The branch lines from Waldheim and Narsdorf are also no longer in operation.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The old one is of striking stature 1 Rochlitz Castle
with two high, strong towers, called "Rochlitzer Jupen", and a finely decorated late Gothic castle chapel. The late Gothic 2 Kunigunden Church is known for its ornate decorations in reddish Rochlitzer_Porphyr, a volcanic rock. Also the 3 Petrikirche is a late Gothic hall church with a harmonious interior and beautiful vaulted figures.
activities
The isolated 349 m high rises southwest of the city Rochlitz Mountain with a beautiful stone lookout tower (1860) and great porphyry quarries, the yield of which was already used in medieval buildings. The porphyry trail shows the history of stone mining.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- Hotel "Bayerische Bierstube", Market 23 (City center). Tel.: 49 (0)3737 42220, Fax: 49 (0)3737 42220. Price: single room from € 30, double room from € 25 p.p. (breakfast included).
- Forest hotel at the riding stables, Seelitz, Kolkauer Strasse 25 (Seelitz). Tel.: 49 (0)3737 42343, Fax: 49 (0)3737 7703040, Email: [email protected]. Price: single room from € 32, double room from € 42 p.p.
trips
The next bigger places in the area are:
- Geithain (8 km to the west, B 7) - on the railway line Chemnitz–Leipzig located; church 4 St. Nikolai
as well as city wall and city gate. - Colditz (10 km north, B 107) - Colditz Castle was a prisoner of war camp during World War II, the most prominent prisoner of which was Winston Churchill's nephew Giles Romilly.
- Wechselburg (11 km south, B 175 towards Penig, after 6 km left onto the S 242) - located upstream from Rochlitz; 5 Wechselburg Abbey Benedictine monastery complex with one of the best preserved Romanesque churches east of the Saale, baroque palace and monastery park; Göhrener railway viaduct.
- Bad Lausick (16 km northwest, S 49) - St. Kilian's Church and the RIFF leisure pool.
- Rochsburg (17 km south, B 175 to Narsdorf) - 6 Renaissance castle with late Gothic castle chapel
- Hartha (17 km northeast, B 175) - the city of Hartha is 4 km west of the Zschopautals; Neo-Romanesque town church and museum for industrial history.
- Mittweida (18 km southeast, S 250 via Erlau) - Evangelical Lutheran town church "Our dear women".
- Penig (18 km south, B 175) - town on the Zwickaue Mulde; Town hall and two castles. If you choose the route via Wechselburg, you can take a detour shortly before Penig America do.
literature
- Matthias Donath: Rochlitz. Kunigunden Church and Petrikirche. Major architectural monuments 526, Munich, Berlin 1998
- Volkmar Geupel: Further urban archaeological investigations in Rochlitz. Archeology currently in the Free State of Saxony 4, 1996, 231–235
- Volkmar Geupel: Between Rochlitz and Wechselburg. In: Leipzig and the surrounding area. Archeology between Elster and Mulde. Guide to archaeological monuments in Germany 32, Stuttgart 1996, 208–222, ISBN 3-8062-1272-4
- 1000 years of Rochlitz. Festschrift, Beucha 1995, ISBN 3-930076-16-0
- Hans Joachim Kessler: "... given czu Rochlitz" A historical foray through the castle and town of Rochlitz., Geiger-Verlag, Horb am Neckar 1995, ISBN 3-89570-040-1
- Udo Baumbach: The street names of the city of Rochlitz. An encyclopedia on the city's history. Beucha 1994, ISBN 3-930076-06-3
Web links
- http://www.rochlitz.de - Official website of Rochlitz
