Lutzen and Breitenfeld

Gustavus Adolphus, the Swedish King and Protestant champion during the 30 Years War, fought his greatest battles at Breitenfeld and Lutzen near Leipzig. He died at Lutzen, and a memorial was erected there in his honor.

The town of Lutzen built a cover for the Schwedenstein, the stone left at Lutzen in 1632 to mark where Gustavus Adolphus died, on the 200th anniversary of his death.

In the early 1900s the Swedes funded the chapel built adjacent to the stone. The chapel was one of the GDR's most popular private tourist destinations.

The chapel's interior is built in Swedish style and contains 100 year old memorial banners.

The memorial overlooks Lutzen battlefield.

The Battle of Breitenfeld, fought in 1631, was Gustavus Adolphus's greatest victory. All that remains to mark its location is this stone cube.

Who knows what remains under the field at Breitenfeld.

Nietzsche's grave is also located in Rocken, just outside of Lutzen. This is a modern art installation next to it.

This is Nietzsche's grave.

You have to walk down this unassuming path to an old church get to it. You'd never guess it was there.