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Monument to the Battle of the Nations

Monument to the Battle of the Nations

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Monument to the Battle of the Nations

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Location: Saxony, Germany

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1. St. Mary's Church Kleinpösna – Kleinpösna Gravel Pits loop from Leipzig-Stötteritz

36.9km

02:08

80m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Markkleeberger See – View of Markkleeberger See loop from Leipzig-Stötteritz

53.7km

02:58

160m

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3. Lake Markkleeberg – Lake Markkleeberg loop from Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof

29.1km

01:37

130m

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Christian H.

May 4, 2020

Impressive memorial to commemorate the Battle of the Nations in 1813 - Information about the memorial can be found at

leipzig.de/freizeit-kultur-und-tourismus/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeits/voelkerschlachtdenkmal

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BerndGo 🧜‍♂️

October 7, 2023

From October 16th to 19th, 1813, Leipzig was the scene of the Battle of the Nations. The allied armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden achieved a decisive victory over Napoleon and his allies on German soil. The result: 600,000 soldiers from over twenty nations involved, 100,000 dead or wounded and a typhus epidemic in Leipzig that claimed the lives of ten percent of the residents.

Just one year after the devastating battle, the poet Ernst Moritz Arndt had the idea for a monument that would honor the fallen. In 1894, the Leipzig architect Clemens Thieme founded the German Patriotic Association with the aim of collecting donations for the construction of the monument. In 1898 the sum was sufficient and the foundation stone could be laid.

In 1913 the Battle of the Nations Monument was inaugurated as a national monument.

Source: leipzig.de/freizeit-kultur-und-tourismus/tourismus/gehenswuerdigkeiten/voelkerschlachtdenkmal

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Ralf B.🚲🇩🇪

November 9, 2024

Very worth seeing, you have to see it

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Elevation 180 m

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Monument to the Battle of the Nations

1. St. Mary's Church Kleinpösna – Kleinpösna Gravel Pits loop from Leipzig-Stötteritz

2. Markkleeberger See – View of Markkleeberger See loop from Leipzig-Stötteritz

3. Lake Markkleeberg – Lake Markkleeberg loop from Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof

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