Lützen
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| Coordinates | 51°15′0″N 12°8′0″E / 51.25°N 12.133333°E |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Lützen-Wiesengrund |
| Mayor | Maik Reichel (SPD) |
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| Area | 29.07 km2 (11.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (722 ft) |
| Population | 4,219 (31 December 2007) |
| - Density | 145 /km2 (376 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WSF |
| Postal code | 06686 |
| Area code | 034444 |
| Website | www.luetzen-info.de |
Lützen (help·info) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 14 km northeast of Weißenfels, and 18 km southwest of Leipzig. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Lützen-Wiesengrund.
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.
- The Battle of Lützen (1813) in the Napoleonic Wars, in which Napoleon defeated combined Russian and Prussian forces in nearby Großgörschen.
[edit] External links
- Official Website (German)
- Details about Lützen (German)
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