August Horch Museum

The August Horch Museum Zwickau is an automobile museum in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. Opened in 2004, it covers the history of automobile construction in Zwickau, the early history of Horch and Audi; their eventual incorporation into Auto Union in 1932, and ending with the company's relocation to Ingolstadt after World War II – from where the modern-day Audi company evolved.

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Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday and public holidays 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
Email: info@horch-museum.de
Type: Museum
Description: automobile museum
Also known as: “August Horch Museum Zwickau”
Address: Audistraße 7, Pölbitz, Zwickau, 08058

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orchideenwiese Hauptfriedhof and Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium Zwickau.

Orchideenwiese Hauptfriedhof

Protected area

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Orchideenwiese Hauptfriedhof is a protected area, which is situated 360 metres southwest of August Horch Museum.

Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium Zwickau

School

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Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium Zwickau is a school, which is situated 420 metres south of August Horch Museum.

St. John’s Church

Church

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St. John’s Church is situated 1 km west of August Horch Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberrothenbach and Mosel.

Oberrothenbach

Village

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Oberrothenbach is a village and former municipality in Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into the municipality of Zwickau in 1999. Its population was 647 in 2018. Oberrothenbach is situated 4 km north of August Horch Museum.

Mosel

Suburb

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Mosel is a village and a former municipality in the Zwickau district in Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into the municipality of Zwickau in 1999. Mosel is an economically significant Ortsteil in the Stadtbezirk Zwickau-Nord with the official number 36. Mosel is situated 5 km north of August Horch Museum.

Oberplanitz

Suburb

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Oberplanitz is a suburb, which is situated 6 km south of August Horch Museum.

August Horch Museum

Categories: automobile museum, nonprofit organization, building, tourism, industrial building, and tourist attraction
Location: Zwickau, Zwickau, Saxon Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.73275° or 50° 43′ 58″ north

Longitude

12.48373° or 12° 29′ 1″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

August Horch Museum Zwickau gGmbH

Open location code

9F2JPFMM+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 392488588

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q760640

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“August Horch Museum” goes by many names.

German: “August Horch Museum”
German: “August-Horch-Museum”
German: “Automobilmuseum August Horch”
Hausa: “Gidan kayan gargajiya na August Horch Zwickau”
Italian: “August Horch Museum”
Japanese: “アウグストホルヒ博物館”
Russian: “Музей Августа Хорьха”
Spanish: “Museo August Horch”
“August Horch Museum”

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