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| Wilsdruff | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 14.297 (2020) | |
| height | 273 m | |
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The small town Wilsdruff lies on the Meissner highlands between Meissen and Freital. One of its landmarks is the medium wave transmitter radio tower Wilsdruff.
background
getting there
By plane
Airport Dresden International can be reached in 20 minutes via the motorway.
By train
A railway line no longer exists.
By bus
There are good bus connections from Dresden, including night buses.
In the street
Wilsdruff is about that 
from Dresden to Chemnitz and Leipzig (
) reachable. The junction is called 
77a Wilsdruff. South of the city, in Grumbach, the 
from Dresden to Freiberg along.
mobility
Wilsdruff is part of the Upper Elbe Transport Association. All information is available on his Website.
Tourist Attractions
- City center with market square, town hall and Nikolaikirche
- 1 Jakobikirche
(Motorway church) - 2 Local museum
- Wilsdruff radio tower (Exhibition in the local history museum)
- Tower glass chimes in the town hall tower (Northeast corner of the market). Wilsdruff owns the world's first tower glass glockenspiel, the melodies of which can be heard daily from 7:05 a.m. to 7:05 p.m. at every odd hour. Depending on the season there are changing melodies.Price: free.
activities
- Fitness course in the Upper Park. various sports equipment with instructions outdoors.Price: Free.
shop
kitchen
The is located on the motorway in both directions Dresdner Tor rest stop. A Burger King has also been set up in the service area in the direction of Dresden (service area south) Since the rest area is in the direction of Dresden east of the exit Wilsdruff If you want to go to Wilsdruff afterwards, you have to change to the A 17, which is not far away, this motorway at the exit Dresden Gompitz leave and then drive back via Kesselsdorf.
nightlife
accommodation
- Axxe Motel Dresdner Tor Süd, On the highway. Tel.: 49 (0)35204 905-0, Fax: (0)35204 905-66, Email: [email protected]. Check-in: 6:00 p.m.Check-out: 11.00 a.m.Price: Prices: single room € 49, double room € 59.
security
health
Practical advice
- Public toilets. Free public toilets at the market next to the historic town hall, the outbuilding of the Jakobikirche (motorway church), in the city's cemetery and at the Netto shopping market.Price: Free.
trips
The not far away Saxon state capital Dresden can be reached either via the A4 or the road via Kesselsdorf. Other destinations in the vicinity are:
- Tharandt (9 km south) - small town on the eastern edge of the Tharandt forest; forest faculty of the TU Dresden.
- Mohorn (11 km southwest, B 173) - a small town with the holiday resort of Grund on the northern edge of the Tharandt forest.
- Freital (12 km southeast, via Kesselsdorf) - the largest city in the Meißner Hochland region is in Plauenschen Grund in the south. Freital was created in 1921 through the amalgamation of several municipalities and in the past was mainly characterized by coal mining and the steel industry.
- Meissen (15 km north) - Albrechtsburg with cathedral and world-famous porcelain factory.
- Siebenlehn (21 km east, A4 to exit Siebenlehn) - Small town between Zellwald and Freiberger Mulde. Church and water tower, near what was once the highest motorway bridge in Europe.
- Nossen (22 km east, A4 to exit Siebenlehn, then B 101) - small town on the Freiberger Mulde. The mistress of August the Strong, Countess Cosel, was arrested at the castle for a short time. Events with steam locomotives take place at irregular intervals in the station area.
literature
- Rolf Görner (2003): Wilsdruff. Pictures from his story. Horb, ISBN 3-89570-838-0 .
- Ludger Kenning (2000): Narrow-gauge railways around Mügeln and Wilsdruff. Series of branch line documentations, vol. 69. Nordhorn, ISBN 3-89570-838-0 .
- Wulf Kirsten (1984): Kleewunsch - A picture of a small town.
- Artur Kühne (1940): The Wilsdruffer Land. in: Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz [Hrsg.] (1940): Mitteilungen. Vol. XXIX. Issue 9/12. Dresden, pp. 201-241.
- City of Wilsdruff [Ed.] (2006): Information brochure of the city of Wilsdruff with its districts. Wilsdruff.
Web links
- http://www.wilsdruff.de - Official website of Wilsdruff
- Annual summary of the events in Wilsdruff
