museum
August Horch Museum
Museum in the birthplace of Audi tracing Saxon automobile history from Horch and DKW through Trabant and modern Volkswagen.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Meerane
Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Meerane
Meerane is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Dennheritz, 55km from Schleizer Dreieck.
Meerane is in Saxony, Germany, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dennheritz, about 4 km away.
Meerane (German pronunciation: [meˈʁaːnə] ) is a town in the Zwickau district of Saxony, Germany. It lies midway between the towns of Altenburg and Zwickau, west of Chemnitz.
As of 31 December 2015, there were 14,851 inhabitants. The population has declined from a peak of over 26,000 in the 1940s.
Meerane was onceRead more
important for the manufacture of woollen and mixed cloths; associated industries such as dyeworks, tanneries and machine factories were also located there.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Meerane?
Within an hour or so of Meerane: August Horch Museum (13 km), Sachsenring (17 km), Monument to the Battle of the Nations (52 km), Auerbachs Keller (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Meerane?
The nearest famous roads are Schleizer Dreieck.
Where is Meerane?
Meerane is in Saxony, Germany, about 4 km from Dennheritz.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,325
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.8469, 12.4647
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 Meerane
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Sachsenring
A uniquely anti-clockwise circuit in Saxony with dramatic elevation changes, famous as a left-turn-dominant MotoGP venue.
17 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.
52 km · about 60 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.
55 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Meerane
- 55 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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