Altenburg and Altenburger Land

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Inspiring culture and thousands of years of history: let yourself be enchanted by the beauty of the Altenburg region.
Experience the former residential town of Altenburg and traditional Altenburger Land at its best: inspiration, culture, fascination with games, nature and enjoyment. The region is waiting to be discovered by you!


The over 1.000-year-old city and the entire district in the easternmost part of Thuringia offers rich culture and is simply breathtaking. Altenburg Residence Palace and the preserved buildings from ducal times are just as symbolic of this as the Posterstein Castle with their salon culture.


But unique, educational, magnificent and, above all, experienceable things are also lined up like a string of pearls around the Altenburg Palace Park – houses such as the internationally important Lindenau Museum Altenburg (currently undergoing a general renovation, overview of the collection from June 2020 at Kunstgasse 1 in Altenburg) with its outstanding collection of early Italian panel painting, the Mauritianum Natural History Museum with the world's unique Rat King or the Theater Altenburg, the only five-part theater in Thuringia and the venue of the Theater Altenburg Gera. Due to the renovation of the theater, the performances will take place in the specially erected theater tent. The house is scheduled to reopen in spring 150 to mark the 2021th anniversary of the Theater Altenburg.


The charming hilly landscape of the Altenburg region is characterized by extensive forests, beautifully situated bathing lakes and tranquil four-sided farms. Well-maintained cycle paths run through the entire district and make leisurely country trips by bike or on foot possible. The trips on the coal railway, where nature and historical technology come together in equal measure. The Altenburg region is rich in historical customs that point to a flourishing rural tradition that lives on in many places.


The Altenburger Land also has culinary a lot to offer. These include, for example, Schmöllner Mutzbraten, Altenburger goat cheese, Altenburger mustard, Altenburger beer or Altenburger LiqueurThe specialties can be tasted and purchased in the cozy inns or the numerous farm shops.

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By car: Take the B2 onto the A72 and B93 Münsaer Str. in Nobitz. Follow Münsaer Str., take Marstallstraße to Marktgasse in Altenburg.

By public transport: Take the S5 or S5x to Altenburg and then take the bus lines S or W to Altenburg.

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