Zwickau

Zwickau, on the Mulde river in Saxony, grew wealthy from medieval trade and mining before its textile industry flourished from the late 15th century. Composer Robert Schumann was born here in 1810; his birthplace on the market square is now a museum. Zwickau is also a cradle of the German automobile industry: August Horch founded his car company here in 1904, and after a falling-out with his partners in 1909 started a second firm which, following a trademark dispute over the Horch name, was renamed with the Latin translation of "Horch" — Audi — in 1910. Zwickau later built the East German Trabant, and the city's automotive history is preserved at the August Horch Museum.

By train

The city's main railway station is the Zwickau Hauptbahnhof .

Regional trains go from Zwickau to Thuringen (via Gera , Jena , Erfurt and Weimar ), as well as Lower Saxony ( Göttingen ) [RE 1]. To Leipzig there are S-Bahn connections with the S5X, which use the Leipzig city tunnel and therefore offer direct connection to the Leipzig city centre, the main station, and the airport.

Local trains link Zwickau to smaller towns across the Saxon Ore Mountains . The private railway company Vogtlandbahn operates local diesel trains through Plauen and Vogtland that go as far as Mariánské Lázně and Sokolov in the Czech Republic .

Zwickau Hauptbahnhof .  

By plane

The closest airports geographically are Leipzig-Halle , Dresden and Erfurt . Those airports have service from few destinations. For intercontinental flights you may use the slightly farther removed Berlin airports or Prague Ruzyne in the Czech Republic.

Easiest to reach is Leipzig Airport (LEJ) with a direct train connection taking the S5X.

Other airports have no direct connection to Zwickau, so you need t

The town centre of Zwickau is compact and walkable. Local buses connect the main districts and nearby attractions. Taxis are available from the train station.

Innenstadt

Marienkirche

( Zwickauer Dom (Cathedral of Zwickau) ).

 

Priesterhäuser am Domhof .

Some of the oldest existing residential buildings in Saxony, dating back to the 13th century.  

Galerie am Domhof .

Built in 1876 as an art gallery and continues to house exhibitions.  

Town Hall

( Rathaus ).

 

Kräutergewölbe and Löwen-Apotheke .

The buildings immediately facing the town hall were built as pharmacies in the late 15th century, some of the oldest buildings of that kind in Germany.  

Gewandhaus .

The former cloth merchant's hall is perhaps the most known historic building of Zwickau. Today, it houses a theatre.  

Robert Schumann House .

 

Schiffchen .

The corner building was designed to bear many marine inspirations. It was restored in the late 1960s to its original form from 1485.  

Dünnebierhaus .

Restored to its former glory with a stepped gable, this former merchant's house is now used to hold civil marriage ceremonies.  

St. Katharinenkirche .

Another Gothic church, which was completed in the 15th century.  

Schloss Osterstein .

The former ducal residence was rescued and restored from a complete ruin in 2004-200

Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH

( Fahrzeugwerk Zwickau ),

Glauchauer Straße 40, 08058 Zwickau

( visitors should arrive at the Western gate on the Nordstraße ),

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+49 375 55 22 17 ,

[email protected] .

Tours M-F 09:30-12:00 .

Tours of the assembly plant which builds Golfs and Passats are available in groups from 10 to 25 people. An appointment is required, and all group members must be at least 14 years old. The plant tour encompasses the stamping press department, body welding and final assembly. There is a possibility of arranging for a lunch and arriving by bus, which can then be used to travel between the widely spaced halls of the factory.

The Zwickauer Bürgersteak is a pork back steak filled with ham, gherkin, onions and mustard, which is fried in an egg shell.

International

Citylight ,

Hauptmarkt 17/18, 08056 Zwickau .  

Basilikum ,

Leipziger Straße 180, 08058 Zwickau .  

Brasserie Philine's ,

Klosterstraße 1, 08056 Zwickau .  

No.9 ,

Am Kornmarkt 9, 08056 Zwickau .  

Remarque ,

Bahnhofstraße 19, 08056 Zwickau .  

German / local

Alte Mühle ,

Gewandhausstraße 7, 08056 Zwickau .  

Am Kreuzberg ,

Lengenfelder Straße 130, 08064 Zwickau .  

An der Reitbahn ,

Saarstraße 9, 08056 Zwickau .  

Gasthaus 1470 ,

Marienstraße 50, 08056 Zwickau .  

Gasthof Schneppendorf ,

Jüdenhainer Straße 51, 08058 Zwickau .  

Mauritius Schänke ,

Bahnhofstraße 18, 08056 Zwickau .  

Park Eckersbach ,

Trillerplatz 1, 08066 Zwickau .  

Schnitzelparadies ,

Johannisstraße 16, 08056 Zwickau .  

Zum Dortmunder ,

Äußere Schneeberger Straße 30, 08056 Zwickau .

Bars

Barocco Bar ,

Römerstraße 22, 08056 Zwickau .

 

C. Ugly Bar ,

Marienthaler Straße 98, 08060 Zwickau .  

Destille ,

Peter-Breuer-Straße 12, 08056 Zwickau .  

Jamaica ,

Walther-Rathenau-Straße 20a, 08058 Zwickau .  

Maxim ,

Reichenbacher Straße 144, 08056 Zwickau .  

Stardust ,

Peter-Breuer-Straße 15, 08056 Zwickau .  

Tattoolounge ,

Peter-Breuer-Straße 10, 08056 Zwickau .  

Cafes and ice-cream parlors

ALEX ,

Hauptmarkt 11/12, 08056 Zwickau .  

Eisbar ,

Äußere Zwickauer Str. 46, 08064 Zwickau .  

EisKult ,

Poetenweg 4, 08056 Zwickau .  

Eiswerk ,

Marienstraße 70, 08056 Zwickau .  

Gran Gelato ,

Peter-Breuer-Straße 37, 08056 Zwickau .  

Clubs and discos

Club Seilerstraße ,

Seilerstraße 1b, 08056 Zwickau .  

Flash ,

Äußere Dresdner Straße 15, 08

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Zwickau Arcaden ,

Innere Plauensche Straße 14, 08056 Zwickau .

The Arcaden shopping gallery fills an entire block in Zwickau's old town and features most of the local favourites in terms of retail chains. Of importance to travellers arriving by car may be the large parking facility, where one can pay both by cash and most cards.

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