Why visit Eilenburg
Townapedia lists 173 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 28 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 12 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Trüffelhandel Kohlo, Tierpark Eilenburg, Herrenhaus and Herrenhaus Gotha.
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About Eilenburg
Eilenburg (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪ̯lənˌbʊʁk] ; Upper Sorbian: Jiłow, pronounced [ˈjiwɔf]) is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig.
From the Wikipedia article Eilenburg (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do12
Museums and landmarks173
Herrenhaus
Monument and historic site · 2.2 km
Herrenhaus eines Rittergutes, Südstraße 8 in Eilenburg OT Wedelwitz
8 Südstraße, Eilenburg
Herrenhaus Gotha
Monument and historic site · 5.4 km
Herrenhaus eines ehemaligen Rittergutes Lindenstraße 20 in Jesewitz OT Gotha
20 Lindenstraße, Jesewitz
Burg Eilenburg
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
Schloßberg, Eilenburg
Denkmal für die Gefallenen des 1. Weltkrieges
Monument and historic site · 5.4 km
Denkmal für die Gefallenen des Ersten Weltkrieges, (neben) Lindenstraße 20
Grenzstein 28 KP/KS
Monument and historic site · 3.1 km
GS hat die Inschrift XLIV. Das entspricht der Zahlenfolge der z. Z. nicht erklärbaren Doppelnummerierung. Die richtige Bez., entspr....
Kursächsische Postmeilensäule
Monument and historic site
Kursächsische Postmeilensäule-Distanzsäule, Nachbildung des Originals
Steinkreuz
Monument and historic site · 4.1 km
Steinkreuz (im Ort als Mordkreuz bezeichnet) am Stadtweg in Mörtitz OT Mensdorf
Glockenturm
Monument and historic site · 5.8 km
Glocken und Glockenturm, Lindenallee 20 in Doberschütz OT Sprotta
Lindenallee, Doberschütz
Herrenhaus
Monument and historic site · 3.5 km
Villa zum Gut Heideck gehörend, Am Gut Heideck 7 in Doberschütz OT Sprotta-Siedlung
7 Am Gut Heideck, Doberschütz
Neues Herrenhaus Groitzsch
Monument and historic site · 3.8 km
Herrenhaus Rittergut Groitzsch, Muldenstraße 4 in Jesewitz OT Groitzsch
5 Muldenstraße, Jesewitz
161 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes28
Eiscafé-Pizzeria-Brauerei-Hotel "Rialto"
Restaurant · Italian
45 Torgauer Straße, Eilenburg
Mo-Th 09:00-23:00; Fr 09:00-24:00; Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-23:00
Backhaus Hennig
Bakery · 1.2 km
4 Ziegelstraße, Eilenburg
Mo-Fr 06:00-19:00; Sa 06:00-17:30; Su,PH off
Bäckerei & Konditorei Schwarze
Bakery
55 Torgauer Straße, Eilenburg
Mo-Fr 05:30-18:00; Sa 05:30-12:00; Su 06:30-10:30
Chang Chen
Restaurant · Chinese
20 Leipziger Straße, Eilenburg
Mo-Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-23:00
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Krauses Ice Cream
Ice cream · 2.1 km
81 Puschkinstraße, Eilenburg
Mo-Sa 13:30-19:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Gasthof Mörtitz
Restaurant · German · 4.3 km
4 Franz-Schubert-Straße, Doberschütz
16 more on the map.
History
Eilenburg Castle was first mentioned on 29 July 961 in a document by Otto I. as civitas Ilburg. The name has Slavic origin and means town with clay deposits. A settlement of tradespeople probably developed from the 11th century in the vicinity of the castle. The town was incorporated in the Margravate of Meissen in 1386.
In the 16th century Eilenburg was central to several events of the Protestant Reformation. Even George, Duke of Saxony, called this town a noteworthy place ("namhaftigen Ort"). Martin Luther was in Eilenburg seven times and called it a blessed lard pit ("gesegnete Schmalzgrube").
The Thirty Years' War left its mark on Eilenburg. The town was initially spared fighting, but it suffered from the catastrophic economic effects of the war. From 1631 the town was directly involved in the war. In 1632 the body of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was laid out in the Red Deer Inn ("Gasthof Roter Hirsch") after he had been killed in the Battle of Lützen (1632). In 1639 Eilenburg was conquered by the troops of Georg von Derfflinger. In 1646 peace negotiations between Saxony and Sweden began in Eilenburg to extend the expiring Armistice of Kötzschenbroda. On 14 September 1648 the Treaty of Eilenburg was signed and meant the end of the Thirty Years' War for Saxony, and as a consequence the town recovered.
From the History section of Eilenburg on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship7
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare7
Map of Eilenburg
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Getting there and nearby towns
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 28 km away.
- Wurzen 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Taucha 13 km southwest, about 13 min by car
- Leipzig 23 km southwest, about 23 min by car
- Grimma 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Markkleeberg 28 km southwest, about 28 min by car
- Torgau 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car
- Schkeuditz 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Gräfenhainichen 32 km north, about 32 min by car
- Wolfen 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- Markranstädt 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Eilenburg vom Burgberg, Joeb07, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Marktplatzbuehne Musikverein Gaertringen5, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg Marktplatz Nordbebauung, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Nach der Eroeffnungsveranstaltung, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner22, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner17, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner3, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Eroeffnungsveranstaltung Bierfassanstich, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner11, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner10, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner4, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner12, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Eroeffnungsveranstaltung Burgverein Rede, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner5, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Eroeffnungsveranstaltung Bierfassanstich2, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner8, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner21, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Eroeffnungsveranstaltung Bierfassanstich4, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Eroeffnungsveranstaltung Oberbuergermeister, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner13, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner9, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner16, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner20, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner2, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner15, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner18, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner14, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner7, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner6, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Eroeffnungsveranstaltung Burgverein, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Vor der Eroeffnungsveranstaltung, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Schnellzeichner19, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Eroeffnungsveranstaltung Bierfassanstich3, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Marktplatzbuehne Vereinsprogramm, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Marktplatzbuehne Vereinsprogramm2, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Marktplatzbuehne Vereinsprogramm3, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg Rathaus Gedenktafel, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Marktplatzbuehne und Live-Screen, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg 1050-Jahrfeier Marktplatzbuehne Musikverein Gaertringen3, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg Ostgymnasium, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Franz Xaver, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Grenzstein 28 KP KS (2), Radler59, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Eilenburg Krankenhaus, Joeb07, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wedelwitz Herrenhaus, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gotha Herrenhaus, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eilenburg Burgberg-01, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gotha Gefallenendenkmal WK I, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eilenburg Postmeilensauele, Radler59, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thallwitz Schloss-09, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sprotta Lindenallee 20 Glockenturm-01, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sprotta-Siedlung Gut Heideck Villa, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Groitzsch Muldenstrasse 4 Herrenhaus, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torf-wölpern, Tnemtsoni, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thallwitz Reussischer Hof, Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sprotta Kirche, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eilenburg Nikolaikirche, Joeb07, Public domain
- ZschepplinKirche, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Eilenburg Marienkirche5, Joeb07, CC BY 3.0
- Eilenburg-Tierpark-Eingang-I0934-pCOSt-11-07-2020, Joachim Köhler, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mensdorf Steinkreuz-02, Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kopra, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kopra, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, AR88, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, AR88, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kopra, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kopra, CC BY-SA 4.0
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