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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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…