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' is a town in the Burgenlandkreis
Burgenlandkreis

The Burgenlandkreis was a district in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Merseburg-Querfurt, Wei?enfels , Leipziger Land, Aschersleben-Sta?furt, Altenburger Land, Greiz , district-free Gera, Saale-Holzland, Weimarer Land, S?mmerda and the Kyffh?userkreis....
 district, in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is one of the sixteen States of Germany that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of , and a population of 2.45 million ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is situated approx. 14 km northeast of Weißenfels
Weißenfels

Wei?enfels is the largest town of the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, approximately south of Halle ....
, and 18 km southwest of Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Lützen-Wiesengrund
Lützen-Wiesengrund

L?tzen-Wiesengrund is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district Burgenlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated east of Wei?enfels....
.

The town was the scene of two famous battles:






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' is a town in the Burgenlandkreis
Burgenlandkreis

The Burgenlandkreis was a district in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Merseburg-Querfurt, Wei?enfels , Leipziger Land, Aschersleben-Sta?furt, Altenburger Land, Greiz , district-free Gera, Saale-Holzland, Weimarer Land, S?mmerda and the Kyffh?userkreis....
 district, in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is one of the sixteen States of Germany that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of , and a population of 2.45 million ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is situated approx. 14 km northeast of Weißenfels
Weißenfels

Wei?enfels is the largest town of the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, approximately south of Halle ....
, and 18 km southwest of Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Lützen-Wiesengrund
Lützen-Wiesengrund

L?tzen-Wiesengrund is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district Burgenlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated east of Wei?enfels....
.

The town was the scene of two famous battles:
  • The Battle of Lützen (1632)
    Battle of Lützen (1632)

    The Battle of L?tzen was one of the most decisive battles of the Thirty Years' War. It was a Protestant victory, but cost the life of one of the most important leaders of the Protestant alliance, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, causing the Protestant campaign to lose direction....
     in the Thirty Years' War
    Thirty Years' War

    The Thirty Years' War was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. The war was fought primarily in Germany and at various points involved most of the countries of Europe....
    , in which Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
     defeated Albrecht von Wallenstein
    Albrecht von Wallenstein

    ,a Bohemian soldier and politician, gave his services during the Danish period of the Thirty Years' War to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor....
    .
  • The Battle of Lützen (1813)
    Battle of Lützen (1813)

    In the Battle of L?tzen , Napoleon I of France lured a combined Prussian and Russian force into a trap, halting the advances of the War of the Sixth Coalition after his Napoleon's invasion of Russia....
     in the Napoleonic Wars
    Napoleonic Wars

    The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts involving Napoleon I of France First French Empire and changing sets of European allies and opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815....
    , in which Napoleon defeated combined Russian and Prussian forces in nearby Großgörschen.


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