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The city hall with a statue of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf

Lützen [1] is a town with about 3600 inhabitants in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. Two great battles has been fought near the town, one in 1632 (Thirty Year's War) and another in 1813 (Napoleonic War).

[edit] Get in

The train line to Lützen has been suspended, so you can take the bus from nearby Leipzig or get to Lützen by car.

[edit] Get around

The town is quite small, so it is easy to get around by foot.

[edit][add listing] See

1632 Battle memorial

• 1632 Battle memorial, Gustav-Adolf-Strasse 42 (2km from the city center along the road towards Leipzig), ☎ +49 34444 203 17 (museum.luetzen@gmx.de), [2]. Tue-Sun 10-17. The Swedish king Gustav II Adolf died in the battle of 1632, therefore most of the tourists visiting the castle are Swedes.  edit
• Lützen castle (Schlossstrasse 4), ☎ +49 34444 202 28 (museum.luetzen@gmx.de, fax: +49 34444 906 93), [3]. Tue-Sun 10-17. In the castle there is also a museum on the two battles.  edit
• The town hall, Markt 1.  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit][add listing] Buy

There are no souvenir shops in Lützen.

[edit][add listing] Eat

• Roter Löwe, Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse 9, ☎ +49 34444 23332.  edit

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[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Hotel Pension Köper, Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse 25, ☎ +49 34444 3060.  edit

[edit] Contact

[edit] Get out

Leipzig