racetrack
Sachsenring
A uniquely anti-clockwise circuit in Saxony with dramatic elevation changes, famous as a left-turn-dominant MotoGP venue.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Glauchau
Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Glauchau
Glauchau is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Remse, 58km from Schleizer Dreieck.
Glauchau is in Saxony, Germany, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Remse, about 4 km away.
Glauchau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaʊxaʊ] ; Upper Sorbian: Hłuchow, pronounced [ˈhwuxɔf]) is a town in the German federal state of Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail (its train station is on the Dresden–Werdau line). It is part of the ZwickauRead more
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Glauchau?
Within an hour or so of Glauchau: Sachsenring (11 km), August Horch Museum (11 km), Monument to the Battle of the Nations (56 km), Schleizer Dreieck (58 km).
Are there any good drives near Glauchau?
The nearest famous roads are Schleizer Dreieck.
Where is Glauchau?
Glauchau is in Saxony, Germany, about 4 km from Remse.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,442
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.8199, 12.5449
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Glauchau
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
August Horch Museum
Museum in the birthplace of Audi tracing Saxon automobile history from Horch and DKW through Trabant and modern Volkswagen.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Monument to the Battle of the Nations
A colossal 91m granite monument in Leipzig marking the 1813 battle, climbable for sweeping city views.
56 km · about 65 min drive
historic highway
Schleizer Dreieck
Germany's oldest road racing circuit, in use since 1923, a triangle of Thuringian public roads still raced on today. The public sections make an atmospheric drive with the racing surface underfoot.
58 km · about 65 min drive
restaurant
Auerbachs Keller
Leipzig's 500-year-old cellar restaurant, immortalised when Goethe set Faust's barrel-riding scene here; bronze Mephisto and bewitched students guard the stairs down from the Mädlerpassage.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Glauchau
- 58 kmSchleizer DreieckGermany's oldest road racing circuit, in use since 1923, a triangle of Thuringian public roads still raced on today. The public sections make an atmospheric drive with the racing surface underfoot.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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