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Dahlen – heath town and southern gateway to the Dahlen Heath

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In the centre of the Dahlen Heath nature reserve lies the heath town of Dahlen, which gives the region its name…

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Dahlener Heide – natural oasis in the Leipzig region

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Where Augustus the Strong loved to hunt and where today stressed city dwellers find peace from hectic everyday life,…

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© City Administration Delitzsch/ Christian Maurer

Delitzsch – known for chocolate and Swedish trumpet signals

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The city of Delitzsch was spared during the Thirty Years' War because, according to tradition, it was destroyed by Swedish…

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Döbeln – with seven-league boots to the island city

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The town of Döbeln is picturesquely situated in the valley of the Freiberger Mulde in the triangle of the major centres of the Free State of Saxony,…

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© Jasmin Rhein

Doberschütz – The Gateway to the Düben Heath

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The municipality of Doberschütz in the district of Nordsachsen lies between Eilenburg and Torgau. Nestled in a spacious…

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Dommitzsch – Goose paradise in the former clay factory town

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Dommitzsch is the northernmost town in Saxony, which lives from the idyll of the Düben Heath and the Elbenland. A…

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Eilenburg – Mulde town with a green heart

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“Favorite city Eilenburg – the best of Leipzig” - With this slogan, the Mulde city has been successfully advertising for…

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Frohburg – racing town in the Kohrener Land

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The charming little town surrounded by nature and landscape conservation areas is a popular tourist destination…

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Geithain – The city of enamel with medieval charm

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In the south of the city of Leipzig, nestled between the rivers Eula and Beutelbach, lies the large district town of Geithain.…

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Gnandstein – here is Saxony's best-preserved Romanesque fortification

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In the south of the Leipzig district, in the middle of the Kohrener Land, lies the historic village of Gnandstein. As…

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