Tourist Attractions in Altenburg, Germany

In Borna, 18km/11mi north of Altenburg, is the 15th C St Catherine's Church, with a fine carved altar by Hans Witten. The Reichstor (Imperial Gate; 1753) is a relic of the town's old fortifications (museum).

The Nikolaiviertel in Altenburg is a picturesque old quarter, with the 12th C Nikolaiturm (views).

Altenburg's Rote Spitzen - a Romanesque brick-built structure with one pointed and one curving tower - is a remnant of a 12th C church belonging to a house of Augustinian canons. The building now houses a collection of wood-carving ranging from medieval to Baroque.

In Windischleuba, 7km/4.5mi north of Altenburg, on the site of a 14th century moated castle, is a later Schloss (much rebuilt), once occupied by the poet and ballad-writer Börries von Münchhausen (1874-1945).