Markkleeberg: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Markkleeberg combines a lake landscape, flat circular trails and historic sites. Anyone looking to rent a holiday apartment in Markkleeberg can then continue searching for accommodation.

Nature

Flat, paved circular trails run around Lake Markkleeberg and nearby Lake Cospuden. They are suitable for cycling, skating and walking. Lake Cospuden also offers a sandy beach, a leisure harbour with restaurants and boat hire, as well as shared circular trails for cycling, skating and walking.

Leisure

Lake Markkleeberg is a recreational area for active outdoor excursions. There are beaches, passenger boat trips and a wide range of leisure facilities around the lake. The area also supports sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, guided lake tours, dragon boat trips and passenger cruises.

Culture and History

The historic Torhaus Markkleeberg Museum interprets the town’s role in the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. Among other exhibits, it presents a 20-square-metre diorama of the Battle of Wachau, as well as exhibitions on local history and rural customs.

Surrounding Area

Several cultural and historical sites are located in the area surrounding Markkleeberg: the Leipzig Tram Museum, Gundorf Palace, the Leipzig-Thekla subcamp of the concentration camp and the Russian Memorial Church. Clara-Zetkin Park, Lene-Voigt Park and Liselotte-Hermann Park are also located in the area surrounding Markkleeberg. Galgenberg is likewise located in the area surrounding Markkleeberg.

The Markkleeberg Tourist Information Office provides free visitor information and maps, offers advice on sights and activities, and sells tickets for lake tours, Kanupark vouchers, hiking and cycling maps, waterway maps and regional products.

More local pages: Lossatal, Kohren-Sahlis, Zwenkau, Naunhof, Machern, Neukieritzsch, Otterwisch, Borna.

To the higher-level travel overview: Leipzig District.