Delitzsch: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 28 - 110 Hotel-Pension Grüne Linde
 Offering free broadband internet and rich breakfast buffets, this historic, family-run hotel is just a 2-minute walk from Delitzsch Train Station and … MoreEUR 44 - 68 Land-gut-Hotel Schenkenberger Hof
 The hotel is idyllic located in a rural region. Tranquillity and hospitability made the Schenkenberger Hof a place to visit more than once since its o… MoreEUR 49 - 120 Hotel Zum Weissen Ross
 Just a short walk away from the Schloss Delitzsch castle, this 3-star design hotel in Delitzsch town centre offers modern rooms and a charming restaur… MoreEUR 38 - 76 Hotel Flämingsthaler Hof
 This 3-star hotel in Delitzsch offers Wi-Fi, traditional Saxon food, and great road connections. The Neue Messe Leipzig exhibition centre is 20 minute… MoreEUR 46 - 67 Akzent Hotel Delitzsch
 Featuring a beautiful brick building from the late 19th century, this 3-star hotel near the Delitzsch railway station is a 15-minute train journey fro… MoreEUR 35 - 80 Adler-Hotel Delitzsch
 Situated in the ancient heart of Delitsch the hotel Goldener Adler offers cosy accomodations and friendly service. Market place, town house and castle… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delitzsch: Guide
Delitzsch is a Germany|German city in Saxony, near Leipzig.
History
Delitzsch was founded as a town around 1200|1200 AD (according to chronicles) and became recognized as a city in 1300|1300 AD. Both before and after its founding, the city fought off many invaders: first the Slavic peoples|Slavic tribes who had lived there before the city was founded and then, later, in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), the Swedes. A legend arose from this final encounter with the Swedes, saying that when the Swedes reached the river Lober, the tower warden's daughter spied them and blew a trumpet, allowing the citizens of the town to get to safety and prepare, and as a result the invaders were defeated. Every year there is a historical fair (medieval style) to celebrate this victory over the Swedes and, during the fair, shopping centers are open on Sundays.
In World War II (1939 - 1945), only one building was burned, the station. In comparison to other German cities that was the minimal damage a town could get in a nation under heavy fire.
According to a 1996 survey, Delitzsch had more than 27,000 inhabitants. However, many young people leave the region due to the high unemployment rate in the "Neue Bundesländer" (New Federal States). They instead go to the western parts of Germany to seek better employment and educational opportunities.
Industry
During the years of the German Democratic Republic, many regions were industrialized for coal mining to get electricity; as was the case in Delitzsch. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the new government of Saxony decided to restructure the region around Delitzsch into a recreational center, called "Tagebaurestloch Goitzsche" (mining resort Goitzsch - the origin of Goitzsche is unknown).
In the 1990s, Delitzsch had a Südzucker sugar factory, Europe's largest sugar producer. It also had a railway plant for the Deutsche Bahn, which will be closed in 2006 following heavy debate with the CEO of the company, Hartmut Mehdorn, about its future.
The biggest employer in town is a chocolate factory of the Vanetten company which produces chocolate Santa Clauses, jelly bananas, chocolate Easter rabbits, and other sweets.
The private sector is the largest employer of the city - insurance, banks, etc. Delitzsch also has a hospital which is the largest in the county. However, most of the citizens are commuters who work in Leipzig.
Delitzsch is also home to a branch of the German Army|German Army's NCO Academy (Unteroffizierschule des Heeres).
Interesting facts
At the time of German reunification, Delitzsch had many blocks of flats; the mayor, Heinz Binieck, and the city council decided to demolish some to create green spaces.
In 2003, the Mittelschule Delitzsch Nord merged with the Mittelschule Delitzsch West, and the Oscar-Reime-Gymnasium (grammar school) merged with the Ehrenberg-Gymnasium. Delitzsch currently has two middle schools: Mittelschule Delitzsch-Nord and Arthur-Becker-Mittelschule. The Comenius-Mittelschule closed in 2006. It has one grammar school: Ehrenberg-Gymnasium. There are also elementary schools: Rosenweg and others. The Grundschule Delitzsch-West (elementary school) was closed in 1999.
Delitzsch has the most modern vocational grammar school in Saxony, the "Berufsschulzentrum Hermann-Schulze-Delitzsch". The school is in cooperation with Apple Computer|Apple Germany, a computer manufacturer. The school has a good sporting complex for track and field, basketball, and other sports.
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Delitzsch comes from the Slavic name "Delc" which means "town on a hill"
City partnership (twinned) with:
Monheim am Rhein
Friedrichshafen am Bodensee
Ostrow, Poland Famous Delitzschers
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (bioscientist who co-discovered the use of bacteria in medicine)
Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch (founder of the cooperative system) Sights
Delitzsch has many sights to offer, including a castle, a medieval inner city, and a historic town wall which was rebuilt in the 1990s. In the castle, there is also a marriage council. Sports
After the GDR period, Delitzsch began a sports raffle because sport was no longer financed by the government, and many sports clubs had to close. However, there are still five major sports clubs in Delitzsch:
ESV (Eisenbahner Sportverein) - the town's first and older soccer team - soccer
PSV (Polizeisportverein) - the town's second soccer team
DTC (Delitzscher Tennisclub) - local tennis club - tennis
Delitzscher Sportfüchse - Judo
Concordia Delitzsch - was the first sports club to reach the first league of any type of sports in Germany in the history of Delitzsch in 2004.
GSVE (Gymniasialer Sportverein Ehrenberg) - currently in first league of Germany's volleyball bundesliga - volleyball.
There are also other sports clubs which seek to cater to everyone. Education
Because Delitzsch lost many citizens to Western Germany, many schools were torn down because there were not enough students to teach. External link