West Saxony - Westsachsen

West Saxony is a not clearly delimited, hilly region between the Ore Mountains, the Central Saxon hill country and the Leipzig lowland bay. It largely covers areas of the historical Pleißenlandes and partially overlaps with that Osterland, mostly in East Thuringia lies.

places

Map of West Saxony
  • 1 CrimmitschauWebsite of this institutionCrimmitschau in the encyclopedia WikipediaCrimmitschau in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCrimmitschau (Q20070) in the Wikidata database - Ice rink.
  • 2 GlauchauWebsite of this institutionGlauchau in the encyclopedia WikipediaGlauchau in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGlauchau (Q20071) in the Wikidata database - Ford and Hinterglauchau Castle, Bismarck Tower and St. Georg Church with Silbermann organ.
  • 3 MeeraneWebsite of this institutionMeerane in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMeerane in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMeerane (Q20083) in the Wikidata database - historical town hall with local museum.

  • Town hall in Crimmitschau

  • Castle in Glauchau

  • St. Martin in Meerane

  • 4 WaldenburgWebsite of this institutionWaldenburg in the encyclopedia WikipediaWaldenburg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWaldenburg (Q20085) in the Wikidata database - Located in the valley of the Zwickauer Mulde; Castle, parish church of St. Bartholomew and natural history cabinet.
  • 5 WerdauWebsite of this institutionRefer to the Wikipedia encyclopediaWerdau in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWerdau (Q20077) in the Wikidata database - City and steam engine museum.
  • 6 ZwickauWebsite of this institutionZwickau in the encyclopedia WikipediaZwickau in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsZwickau (Q3778) in the Wikidata database - Automobile city and gateway to Western Ore Mountains; Birthplace of the composer Robert Schumann.

  • Waldenburg Castle

  • Town hall in Werdau

  • Zwickau main market

Other goals

  • Koberbach dam in Langenhessen and Niederalbertsdorf - Bathing and camping facilities, as well as a drive-in cinema
  • Glauchau reservoir - fishing waters
  • Wer duration forest - Local recreation area, which is on the Thuringian side as Greizer forest continues.

background

The Pleißenland has a long history. After King Heinrich I took the land from the Sorbs, it formed an imperial domain, the administration of which was administered by its own governors with the title of Judges of the PleißnerlandJudices terrae plisnensis) was transferred. Later the country was under counts. After the dissolution of the German Gau constitution, the Gaugrafen were replaced by a supreme imperial district court composed of the noblest nobility of the Pleissnerland, headed by a judge elected by the emperor. Emperor Friedrich II., Who betrothed his daughter Margarete to the eldest son of the Meissen Margrave Heinrich the Illustrious, Albrecht, pledged the Pleißenland for the dowry to the Margrave Heinrich, who took possession of it in 1252. In 1323 the Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian renounced the right of redemption, and the Pleißenland remained from then on to the Margraves of Meißen, who later partly owned it Osterland, partly incorporated into the Margraviate of Meißen.

getting there

In the street

The federal motorway runs in an east-west direction A4 through the area. At the exit Meerane one arrives over the four-lane B93 quickly to Zwickau.

By train

Getting here by train is a bit more complicated, as West Saxony is not connected to the long-distance network. The nearest long-distance stops are Halle, Leipzig, Dresden or Erfurt / Weimar. From there there are S-Bahn connections (from Halle / Leipzig, also Leipzig Airport) to Zwickau with stops in Crimmitschau and Werdau or regional express trains (from Erfurt / Weimar via Jena / Gera) to Meerane and Glauchau or from Dresden to Glauchau and Zwickau; the latter continue to Hof with a connection to Nuremberg.

mobility

Large parts of the West Saxony region belong to the tariff area of ​​the Central Saxony Transport Association (VMS). This enables travelers with network tickets to use all public transport in the respective tariff zone. The Saxony (Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia) ticket is also valid on all VMS means of transport.

Tourist Attractions

  • Agricultural historical open air museum in Blankenhain Crimmitschau.

activities

  • Crimmitschau ice rink, Home stadium of ETC Crimmitschau.

kitchen

  • Exist in West Saxony Dumplings from the same dough as dumplings, only the dough is rolled out wider. The flat dumpling dough is coated with butter and sprinkled with browned breadcrumbs. Then the dough is rolled up and cut into 10-15 cm pieces. These dumplings are then cooked for 15-20 minutes and then served with sauerbraten or roulades.

nightlife

  • Linde discotheque, Wettiner Str. 32, 08712 Leubnitz, Tel. 03761 5381, Fax 03761 5501.

accommodation

Overnight accommodation outside of the locations listed above:

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