Lützen
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  Lützen | ||
Location of Lützen within Burgenlandkreis district  | ||
| Coordinates: 51°15′N 12°8′E / 51.250°N 12.133°ECoordinates: 51°15′N 12°8′E / 51.250°N 12.133°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| District | Burgenlandkreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Maik Reichel (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 108.28 km2 (41.81 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,871 | |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 06679, 06686 | |
| Dialling codes | 034441, 034444 | |
| Vehicle registration | WSF | |
| Website | www.luetzen-info.de | |
Lützen is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km northeast of Weißenfels, and 18 km southwest of Leipzig.
The town was the scene of two famous battles:
- The Battle of Lützen (1632) in the Thirty Years' War, in which Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden defeated Albrecht von Wallenstein. However, Gustavus Adolphus himself died on the battlefield, resulting in the battle being a Pyrrhic victory for Sweden. There is a statue in Lützen in his memory. Also, there is a stone, called Schwedenstein(Swedenstone), covered by a gothic-style monument on the spot on the battlefield where he died. Close to this there is a memorial church in his honour.
- The Battle of Lützen (1813) in the Napoleonic Wars, in which Napoleon defeated combined Russian and Prussian forces in nearby Großgörschen.
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden 31.12.2012" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). January 2014.
External links
- Official Website (German)
- Details about Lützen (German)
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