Villas in Pouch
Pouch suits families and cyclists wanting a base between two lakes, the Goitzsche and the Muldestausee, both made from old opencast mines. The homes are a short drive from the village itself rather than in it, and this is reclaimed mining country rather than old woodland.
- Villas
- 6
- From, per week
- £463
About Pouch
Pouch is a village on a peninsula between two lakes made from old pits: the Muldestausee, flooded in 1975 and 1976, and the Großer Goitzschesee, flooded from 1998. It is the seat of the Muldestausee municipality, between Leipzig and Wittenberg on a bend of the Mulde, and was first recorded in the 10th century. Schloss Pouch with its Red Tower, and a Romanesque village church with a late Gothic altar linked to the Cranach workshop, survive from the older village. The homes are grouped together a short drive from Pouch, with gardens. On the peninsula stand an open-air arena and land-art pieces.
Is Pouch right for you?
- Best for
- Lake swimming, sailing and the 30 km Goitzsche cycle loop
- Not for you if
- You want historic villages and old forest rather than young lakes on reclaimed mining land.
Near Pouch
Pegelturm
A 26 m tower standing in the Goitzsche lake; climb its 144 steps free of charge, all year, for a 360-degree view.
Strandbad Mühlbeck
One of the three lido beaches on the Goitzsche; the other two are at the Pegelturm and at Niemecker See.
Bitterfeld
Town north-west of the Goitzsche, with a harbour basin on Berliner Straße and trains to Leipzig.
Getting to Pouch
Fly to Leipzig/Halle; Pouch is about half an hour from the airport by car. By public transport, take a train to Bitterfeld and a bus on to Pouch, about two hours in all. The B100 and B183 run through the village, and a car is much the easiest option.
When to go to Pouch
Summer is for the beaches, sailing and passenger boats on the Goitzsche, and the Goitzsche-Fest on the second weekend of August draws about 100,000 people to Pouch each year. The Pegelturm opens all year, and the cycle loop works whenever the paths are dry.
Villas in Pouch
2-Bedroom Home, Pouch
Pouch, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
6
2
0
BBQParkingDishwasher+8 more
from£114
per night
5-star property
4-Bedroom Home, Pouch
Pouch, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
8
4
0
BBQDishwasherGarden+8 more
from£135
per night
3-Bedroom Home, Pouch
Pouch, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
6
3
0
BBQParkingDishwasher+7 more
from£133
per night
2-Bedroom Home, Pouch
Pouch, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
4
2
0
BBQParkingDishwasher+9 more
from£90
per night
4-star property
1-Bedroom Home, Pouch
Pouch, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
2
1
0
BBQParkingDishwasher+7 more
from£71
per night
1-Bedroom Home, Pouch
Pouch, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
2
1
0
BBQParkingDishwasher+8 more
from£66
per nightPouch villa holidays: questions answered
Can you swim in the Goitzsche near Pouch?
Yes. The Großer Goitzschesee has three beaches, at Mühlbeck, at the Pegelturm and at Niemecker See, and suits sailing, diving, paddleboarding and surfing too. A wakeboard facility opened in 2015.
How long is the cycle path round the Goitzsche from Pouch?
About 30 km. The Goitzsche-Rundweg circles the lake mostly on paved paths, and the Kohle-Dampf-Licht route continues past the Muldestausee towards Wittenberg.
Was Pouch a coal mine?
Not the village, which was first recorded more than a thousand years ago. The lakes on either side are the old mines: the Muldestausee is a flooded opencast mine, filled in 1975 and 1976, and the Goitzsche fills a lignite mine flooded from 1998.
How do you get to Pouch from Leipzig Airport?
Driving takes about half an hour. Without a car, the trip runs by train from Leipzig to Bitterfeld and then by bus to Pouch, around two hours in total, so a hire car makes far more sense.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed November 2026.
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