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Zeitz is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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The most important building in Zeitz is the early baroque Moritzburg Castle , which was rebuilt in the years 1657 to 1678 on the ruins of the old bishop's castle and was the residence of a side line of the Ernestine line of the princely house of Wettin.
In the early Romanesque, Gothic castle church, Georgius Agricola, the founder of mineralogy, rests alongside numerous members of the princely house of Saxony-Zeitz.
http://www.deutsches-kinderwagenmuseum.de/
The largest pram exhibition in Europe.
Approx. 45-min guided tour through the corridors under the city.
Late Gothic building.
Northern terminus of the Wine Route at the Weißen Elster.
By train
The most important railway line, the Elstertalbahn, runs from Leipzig via Zeitz to Gera. A branch line with Burgenlandbahn railcars connects Zeitz and Weißenfels.
By bus
Flixbus drives to Zeitz twice a day on the Gera—Berlin route. The long-distance bus stop is at the station forecourt.
By car
Several federal highways intersect in Zeitz: the Leipzig—Gera highway, the Naumburg—Altenburg highway, and the federal highway Halle—Zeitz highway.
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