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| Kamenz | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 16.975 (2020) | |
| height | 171 m | |
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The former six-city Kamenz (Sorbian Kamjenc) is located on a plateau above the Black Elster in the west Upper Lusatia. It is the birthplace of the poet Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781). The old town is characterized by its medieval floor plan and the dense development.
background
Around 1190, a castle was built on the Schlossberg on the site of today's old town. This should be the Via Regia, one of the most important medieval trade routes, at the crossing through the Black Elster. It promotes the rapid growth of the city. Kamenz was first mentioned as a town in 1225.
In 1318, Margrave Waldemar von Brandenburg bought Kamenz, whereupon it became a sovereign, free city. In the following year, Kamenz fell to the King of Bohemia.
In 1346 Kamenz is a founding member of the Upper Lusatian six-city alliance. The associated privileges and the location on Via Regia help the city to flourish in the Middle Ages. In 1429 the Hussites conquered the city and completely destroyed it. In 1432 the now dilapidated castle, which had turned out to be a weak point in the city fortifications during the defense against the Hussites, was demolished.
In 1547 Kamenz lost almost all privileges with the Pönfall of the Six Cities League. After that, the city never managed to find its way back to its former size.
Kamenz comes to Saxony in 1635. As a result of the fires in 1706 and 1842, the city was almost completely reduced to rubble.
getting there
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By train
If you want to travel by train, use the hourly regional train line from Dresden. The connections from Bischofswerda and Senftenberg, however, were discontinued. The 1 Kamenz train station
is located north of the center and can be easily reached on foot from there.
By bus
Although none of the large long-distance bus companies operate Kamenz, there is a regular, scheduled bus connection between Kamenz and Bautzen and a good connection (at least during the week) to Hoyerswerda and Bischhofswerda with the regional bus.
In the street
The driver drives from Dresden on the A4 to the exit 
85 Pulsnitz and then over the city Pulsnitz; from the direction of Görlitz via the A4 to the exit 88a Uhyst, then to Siebitz and turn left onto Bautzen-Kamenzer Landstrasse; from the direction of Berlin on the A 13 to the exit 16 Schwarzheide, then towards Bernsdorf and right before Grünewald. Direct federal roads do not lead to Kamenz.
By plane
Kamenz does have a commercial airport (one of the oldest in Germany), but it is not used by scheduled flights. The nearest commercial airport is Dresden (IATA code: DRS; 50 km, approx. 50 min by train)
mobility
There are 3 City bus routes, of which, however, only line 21 is operated in time:
- Line 21 Flugplatz – Oststraße – Bahnhof (ZOB) –flugplatz (operates Monday to Saturday except on public holidays)
- Line 22 Bahnhof – Oststraße – Hospital and back
- Line 23 (Airfield – swimming pool–) Bernbruch Blumenstraße – Oststraße – Bahnhof – Hennersdorf and back (runs Monday to Friday except on public holidays)
The lines are from the Regionalbus Oberlausitz GmbH served; the tariff applies VVO.
Tourist Attractions
Kamenz is characterized on the one hand by the closed development around the market square and on the other hand by the many parks and gardens that make Kamenz the “green city” of Upper Lusatia. Above all the Hutberg complex with its rhododendrons, azaleas and other trees.
information
A Official tourist information exists next to the monastery church and also serves as the entrance to the sacred museum. Information on opening times and access to the towers is available at here to find.
Churches
- 1 Main Church of St. Mary, Lessinggäßchen.
The late Gothic, four-aisled hall church with valuable furnishings was Lessing's baptistery. The late Gothic altars are particularly worth seeing. - 2 Monastery church, School place 4. The monastery church serves as a museum for sacred works of art and is used as an event room.Price: 3 €.
- 3 Catechism Church. Fortified church around 1358.
- 4 St. Just Church, Koenigsbrücker Strasse. Pilgrim church, built at the beginning of the 13th century, valuable wall paintings around 1400.
- 5 St. Mary Magdalene, Valley road. Catholic parish church, Gothic plastered building.
Towers and bastions
- 6 Red Tower, Pulsnitzer Strasse 58a. former city gate, medieval prison.
- 7 Pichschuppen, Zwingerstrasse. former bastion tower.
- 8 Lessing Tower, Am Hutberg 27. Lookout tower on the Hutberg.
building
- 9 town hall, Market 1. Built 1847-1848 in the Italian Neo-Renaissance style.
- 10 Fire house, Short street 6. Town house with late renaissance portal.
- 11 monk, Short street 1. Grave slab from the 16th century.
- 12 Meat banks, Kirchstrasse 1. Built in 1842 in neo-renaissance style, butcher's guild building.
- 13 Mercy pen and Böhnisch mausoleum, Am Damm 7. Built between 1842 and 1826, classicist forms of jewelry.
- 14 Malt house, Zwingerstrasse 9. Former malt house, today the Museum of City History (see Museum of West Lusatia).
- 15 Monastery gate, Klosterstrasse 8. Baroque gate that connected the former monastery and town.
- 16 Hutberg stage, At Hutberg 23.
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Museums
- 17 Lessing Museum, Lessingplatz 1-3. Tel.: 49 (0)3578 38050, Fax: (0)3578 380525, Email: [email protected]. The museum is not located in the house where the poet was born, as it burned down in the great city fire of 1842, but in a newer building. It belongs to the cultural memorials of national importance. The Lessing memorial from 1867 in front of the museum building.Open: Tue-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat, Sun and on public holidays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Admission: € 2, reduced € 1.
- 18 Museum of West Lusatia Kamenz. It houses the Museum of City History in the Malzhaus, the Elementarium, special exhibitions and a café with a museum garden. Connected to it is the hodgepodge at the airfield, where you can view the collections that have been moved out.
Monuments
- 19 Chimney of the former Noske cloth factory and wall with memorial plaque, Herrental 9. .
Parks and gardens
- 20 Volkspark, Lessingplatz. Park with old trees. The Wilhelm White Garden adjoins the Volkspark.
- 21 Rhododendron Park Hutberg, Am Hutberg 23, 25, 27, 29.
activities
In addition to the museums it has a theater and swimming pool. There is a diving base at Steinbruchsee Sparmann.
- 1 Kamenz City Theater, Pulsnitzer Strasse 11 01917 Kamenz.
- 2 Kamenz swimming pool, Friedensstrasse 1 01917 Kamenz.
- 3 Kamenz bowling center, Garrisonsplatz 3 01917 Kamenz.
- 4 Sparmann diving center, Macherstrasse 70b 01917 Kamenz.
- 5 "Altes Stadtbad" skate park
- 6 Children's climbing hall Kamenz, Bischofswerdaer Str. 8 01917 Kamenz OT Wiesa. Bouldering hall for children is also suitable for adults with (for the layman) demanding elements.
- 22 Goat park, Feigstrasse 2, 01917 Kamenz. The approx. 0.5 ha large animal enclosure mainly houses domestic animals, including goats, sheep and pheasants. A playground completes the offer.Open: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., in winter until 4:00 p.m.
Regular events
- Kamenz Forest Festival, celebrated in the week around August 24th (Bartholomew Week). Moving on Monday at 1 p.m. and Thursday at 1.30 p.m.
- Fete de la Musique at 21th of June
- Advent Spectaculum on the 3rd weekend in Advent
shop
Kamenz is neither a big city nor a shopping metropolis. However, there are a number of small but fine shops in the city center where you can shop. Among other things, the studio is worth mentioning "Paint witch" which is connected to a small artist café.
- 1 Edeka, Siedlungsweg 2A, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: 49 (0)3578 788590. Open: Mon - Sat 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- 2 Kaufland, Willy-Muhle-Strasse 25, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: 49 (0)3578 78570. Open: Mon - Sat 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- 3 Kaufland, At the Windmühle 2, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: 49 (0)3578 7840730. Open: Mon - Sat 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
kitchen
The Kamenzer Schleißküchel, a baked product that is traditionally stored in clay pots for several weeks before sale, is one of the Kamenz specialties. These are particularly popular in the weeks around the forest festival and are available from most Kamenz bakers.
Above all, the Kamenz sausages are known nationwide.
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Regional cuisine and home cooking
- 1 Antiquities, Pulsnitzer Str. 74, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: (0)3578 786858, Fax: (0)3578 786858, Email: [email protected]. Hearty cuisine, beer garden available.Open: Mon - Sat 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5.30 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- 2 Edelweiss, Zwingerstrasse 14 01917 Kamenz. Open: Tue-Thu: 7:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sat: 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., Sun: 1:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- 3 Handrack´s restaurant, Bautznerstrasse 132, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: (0)3578 306380, Fax: (0)3578 306380, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon is closed, Tue - Fri from 3 p.m.
- 4 Restaurant & beer garden "Zur Eisenbahn", Bischofswerdaer Strasse 42 01917 Kamenz OT Wiesa. Tel.: (0)3578 300451, Fax: (0)3578 3090452, Email: [email protected]. Hearty cuisine, such as Schlachteküche.Open: In the months Oct - Apr: Mon 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tue 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., Wed is day off, Thu 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fri 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., Sat 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. 2 p.m.; In the months May - Sep: Mon 11.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m., Tue 11.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m., Wed is day off, Thu 11.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m., Fri 11.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m., Sat 5.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- 5 Hutberg restaurant Kamenz, Am Hutberg 25, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: (0)3578 3737733, Email: [email protected]. Beer garden available.Open: daily from 11 a.m.
International kitchen
- 6 "The Greek", Heinrich-Heine-Str. 2, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: (0)3578 3979487, Email: [email protected]. Greek restaurant.Open: Mon - Fri 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sat Sun 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - 12 a.m.
- 7 Ristorante La Piazza, Zwingerstraße 4, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: (0)35787 83199. Italian restaurant.Open: Tue - Sun 11.30 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. 5 p.m. - midnight, Mondays are closed.
nightlife
- 1 Safe Club, Pulsnitzer Strasse 11, 01917 Kamenz.
accommodation
hotel
- 1 Hotel city of Dresden, Weststrasse 10-12, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: (0)3578 34450, Fax: (0)3578 344544, Email: [email protected]. There is a restaurant, beer garden and a bowling alley.Price: single from 59 €, double from 81 €.
- 2 Hotel "Goldner Hirsch", Markt 10, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: (0)3578 78350, Fax: (0)3578 7835599, Email: [email protected]. In the Ratskeller there are regional specialties as well as Mediterranean cuisine.Open: Ratskeller: Mon - Fri 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 6 p.m. - 11.30 p.m., Sat Sun 11 a.m. - 11.30 p.m. Breakfast buffet: Mon - Fri 6.30 a.m. - 10.00 a.m., Sat Sun 8.30 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.Price: Single from € 63, double from € 89.
- 3 Gasthof Thonberg, Bautzener Strasse 288, 01917 Kamenz OT Thonberg. Tel.: (0)3578 316131, Fax: (0)3578 315469, Email: [email protected]. Upper Lusatian cuisine with home-style cooking.Open: Restaurant: Mon 6 p.m. - 10 p.m., Tue - Sat 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.Price: Single from € 35, double from € 55.
- 4 Elster Pension, Bischofswerdaer Str. 14, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: (0)35783 301065, Fax: (0)35783 319602, Email: [email protected]. Arrival by 10 p.m., departure by 11 a.m.Feature: pension.Price: single 30 €, double 50 €.
campsite
- 5 Camping site Deutschbaselitz, Großteichstrasse 30, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: (0)3578 301489, Fax: (0)3578 308098, Email: [email protected]. Open: Reception: all year round by phone 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
security
- 1 Kamenz Police Station, Poststrasse 4 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: 49 3578 352-0.
health
hospital
- 2 Maltese Hospital St. John, Nebelschützer Str. 40, 01917 Kamenz. Tel.: 49 (0)3578 7860.
Pharmacies
- 3 City pharmacy, Markt 15, 01917 Kamenz.
- 4 Lessing pharmacy, Macherstrasse 18, 01917 Kamenz.
- 5 East pharmacy, Oststrasse 45, 01917 Kamenz.
- 6 Pharmacy at the forest, Willy-Muhle-Str. 32, 01917 Kamenz.
Practical advice
- Public toilets: approx. 50 m from the train station, crossing Oststraße / Weinbergstraße (painted container) and at the Macherstraße bus stop (orange container)
- 7 Kamenz information, Schulplatz 5, 01917 Kamenz.
- 8 Postbank branch, Poststrasse 2, 01917 Kamenz. The branch also takes on the function of a post office.
trips
Kamenz is a suitable starting point for hikes and bike tours in the West Lusatian hills and mountains and in the Königsbrücker Heide. Further goals are listed below.
- Pulsnitz (11 km south) - the Saxon gingerbread town on the western edge of Upper Lusatia.
- Koenigsbrück (15 km to the west) - small town on the western edge of Upper Lusatia; Königsbrück has a Via Regia model exhibition and is the ideal starting point for excursions to the Königsbrücker Heide nature reserve. A visitor center organizes guided tours.
- Neschwitz (19 km east) - small town between Bautzen and Hoyerswerda; Neschwitz Castle and Park.
- Bischofswerda (20 km south) - city on the Wesenitz; "Pushing days".
- Hoyerswerda (24 km to the northeast) - at first glance, Hoyerswerda, the “second socialist city of the GDR”, stands for rather monotonous architecture, but there is also an old Hoyerswerda and the Lusatian Lake District in the vicinity.
- Bautzen (27 km southeast) - the "Saxon Nuremberg" with a very charming old town; Capital of the Sorbs.
- St. Marienstern Monastery (9 km southeast) - Cistercian abbey, existing since 1248.
- Baroque castle Rammenau (19 km south) - Baroque palace with museum and park.
literature
Web links
- http://www.kamenz.de - Official website of Kamenz
