Battle without
a victor

Lützen, 6. november 1632:
Arena of world history.

Two armies,
35,000 soldiers,
one king

The Battle of Lützen numbers among the best-known confrontations of the Thirty Years’ War. It ultimately cost the life of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, and up to 9,000 of his men.

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97. Museumsgeburtstag im Schloss Lützen

Buntes Familienprogramm, Turmführungen und musikalische Umrahmung

2. July 2025

Tag der Architektur 2025

Öffentliche Führungen der Architekten im Museum

10. June 2025

Vernissage "Felder und Fassaden"

Eine Sonderausstellung im Museum im Schloss Lützen

12. May 2025

A fresh experience
of history

The Lützen 1632 Museum was erected to commemorate the thousands of fallen soldiers. It showcases numerous historical artefacts, uses the mass grave exhibition – a memorial and anti-war monument in one – to sensitise visitors and documents the suffering and misery of the slain. Plan your visit

The dead are no longer kept completely anonymous. The Lützen 1632 Museum is both a place of learning and a memorial. This is among the factors that make it so special.
Dr. Reiner Haseloff, prime minister of Saxony-Anhalt

World history on your doorstep

Explore the incredible diversity of history and culture in the town of Lützen. Only in Lützen can you experience great moments of history so close together. It’s worth seeing.

Discover the “Lützen experience”