Altenburger Land offers an extensive network of cycle paths, including the Thuringian Cities Chain Route D4, the Pleiße Cycle Route and themed routes through the Altenburg Fruit Country and former mining areas. You can rent a holiday apartment in Altenburger Land. This provides a specific regional focus for everyone who has cycling as a travel interest.
Nature and Activities
Altenburger Land is characterised by gently hilly, agriculturally shaped terrain with extensive fields, forest areas and numerous lakes.
The district offers opportunities for swimming, fishing and water sports at several lakes, including Lake Prößdorf, Lake Hainberg and Lake Haselbach.
Culture
Historic four-sided farmsteads are a characteristic feature of many villages in Altenburger Land; around 700 of them are recorded in the district. For those interested in cultural history, this documented feature provides a specific point of reference.
Geographical Location
The Altenburger Land district lies in the tri-border area where Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt meet. The Pleiße and Sprotte rivers flow through the district; they merge before continuing northwards to the White Elster.
Several named places and landscape features are also mentioned in the area surrounding Altenburger Land: Meuselwitz Palace lies approximately 8.7 km to the north, the Meuselwitz subcamp approximately 8.6 km to the north and Tegkwitz St. Mary approximately 2.3 km to the northeast. Also mentioned are Moritzburg Palace approximately 16.3 km to the northwest, Geyersberg approximately 6.3 km to the northwest, Kropschberg approximately 8.1 km to the northwest, Weißer Berg approximately 10.0 km to the east and Glaskopf approximately 10.0 km to the north.
Cultural highlights in Altenburger Land include Altenburg Palace, the Lindenau Museum and the region's traditional playing-card production.
Getting There and Cuisine
According to the tourism authority, Altenburger Land is accessible from various directions and by all means of transport; the region lies at the regional intersection between Erfurt, Dresden, Leipzig and Zwickau.
Regional restaurants serve culinary specialities associated with Altenburger Land.
Getting Around
Routes such as the Luther Trail, the Via Imperii and the long-distance hiking trail Neuseen-Challenge are available for walks and hikes.
For further destination selection in Altenburger Land, destination pages are available for the following places: Altenburg, Altkirchen, Burkersdorf, Fockendorf, Göllnitz, Gösdorf, Gößnitz, Heukewalde, Langenleuba-Niederhain, Löbichau, Lucka, Lumpzig, Meuselwitz, Nischwitz, Nobitz, Pleißenaue, Posterstein, Rositz, Saara, Schmölln, Vollmershain, Windischleuba, Ziegelheim.
