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| Olbersdorf | |
| district | Gorlitz |
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| Residents | 5444 |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 4704   | |
| height | 273 m |
| Tourist info web | http://www.olbersdorf.de/ |
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Olbersdorf is a community in Zittau Mountains.
background
The municipality of Olbersdorf was an important industrial municipality. Today it is best known for the Olbersdorfer See leisure oasis, which was created at the State Garden Show in 1999 and where Xterra Germany also takes place.
Olbersdorf forms with the mountain communities Oybin and Jonsdorf and the community Bertsdorf-Hörnitz the administrative community Olbersdorf, half of whose inhabitants live in Olbersdorf.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is that Dresden, which is about 100 km northwest of the municipality.
By train
You came from by train Dresden, cottbus, Gorlitz and Liberec come to Zittau via regional train connections.
From Zittau you can then take the steam-powered one Narrow gauge railway to Olbersdorf. You can get off at the Olbersdorf Niederdorf stop or at the Olbersdorf Oberdorf and Bertsdorf train stations.
By bus
You can take the lines 5 and 6 from Zittau via Olbersdorf. You can get off at 19 stops. You can also come back from Jonsdorf and Oybin. Line 13/7 passes Olbersdorf at 2 stops and goes to Großschönau and the Zittau Mountains. Line 3 runs from Oppach via Ebersbach-Neugersdorf to Olbersdorf and back.
In the street
Arrival by car is via the A4 motorway. At the junction Bautzen-East you drive over on the developed road Löbau to Zittau. From there, follow the signs for "Olbersdorf" or "Zittauer Gebirge".
By boat
mobility
The best way to get around town is by car, narrow-gauge railway or bus. The municipality can also be reached by foot, but Olbersdorf is larger, which is why this option is only of limited advantage. The neighboring towns can also be reached in this way. The narrow-gauge railway not only goes to Zittau, but also to the neighboring health resorts Jonsdorf and Oybin. There are also buses to all of the nearby places in the area and to the western end of the district.
Tourist Attractions
You can bathe and swim in the Volksbad, as well as in the popular Olbersdorfer See, which also offers shopping opportunities.
The coconut weaving mill in Niederdorf is the only weaving mill of its kind in Germany. It can be booked for sightseeing.
The Bertsdorf museum station, which is connected to the Zittau narrow-gauge railway, offers a lot of information about the region.
The sculpture park in Oberdorf at the roundabout in Jonsdorfer Straße offers many sculptures to visit.
activities
Cycling and hiking are very popular in the Zittau Mountains. The Olbersdorfer See also offers play and swimming opportunities.
shop
There are various shopping opportunities in Olbersdorf: You can go shopping, for example, in the Grenzland-Center on the Oberer Viebig in the "Grundbachsiedlung" development area. This is offered by the discounter Markant Nah & Frisch, a bakery, a travel agency, as well as a shoe shop and a hairdresser. You can also buy stationery here. There is also the Volksbank Löbau-Zittau and physiotherapy. Before the bankruptcy, there was also a Schlecker branch here.
In Oberdorf there is also the discounter Penny Markt in the market and office building Olbersdorf and the Sparkasse, as well as other physiotherapy branches.
You can also go shopping in the neighboring district town of Zittau.
kitchen
In addition to typical Saxon and Upper Lusatian dishes, the cuisine is also shaped by nearby Bohemia.
nightlife
accommodation
In Olbersdorf there are many restaurants and holiday apartments in a beautiful mountain location
Learn
In Olbersdorf there is the elementary school Olbersdorf in the Grundbachsiedlung and the special school "Friedrich Fröbel" for people with learning disabilities in Niederdorf.
Work
security
In Olbersdorf there is a local police responsible for the community.
health
There are several dentists and general practitioners in the community.
There are several physiotherapy branches in the Grenzland-Center and in the market and office building in Olbersdorf.
Practical advice
There are several post boxes in Olbersdorf, as well as a post office in Oberdorf.
