Torgauer Geharnischtenverein e.V.

Torgauer Geharnischtenverein e.V. is a forest in Saxony, Germany which is located on Dahlener Straße. Torgauer Geharnischtenverein e.V. is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fischeraue, as well as near Hellern.

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Type: Forest
Description: Successor to the ‘Torgau Armoured Company’, considered the oldest electoral privileged militia in Germany, first mentioned in documents in 1344
Also known as: “Torgauer Geharnischtenverein”
Address: Dahlener Straße 17, Torgau, 04860

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hahnemann-Haus Torgau and Spalatinhaus Torgau.

Hahnemann-Haus Torgau

Museum

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Hahnemann-Haus Torgau is a museum.

Spalatinhaus Torgau

Museum

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Spalatinhaus Torgau is a museum.

Town hall Torgau

Town hall

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torgau and Zinna.

Torgau

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Torgau is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen. Outside Germany, the town is best known as where on 25 April 1945, the United States and Soviet Armies first met near the end of World War II.

Zinna

Village

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Zinna is a village and a former municipality in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2013, it is part of the town Torgau.

Pflückuff

Hamlet

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Pflückuff is a former municipality in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It was formed in 1994 by the merger of the former municipalities Beckwitz, Loßwig, Mehderitzsch, Staupitz and Weßnig.