The Headquarters Upper Lusatia includes the Lausitzer Gefilde, the Lausitzer Bergland and the Westlausitzer Vorberge.
Regions
- The Lusatian highlands is a small mountain range that is part of the Sudeten Mountains and begins east of Saxon Switzerland. The highest point is the Valtenberg at 586 meters.
- The (Upper) Lusatian climes lies between the Lusatian mountains and the Upper Lusatian pond landscape with the city of Bautzen as the center. It lies in the foreland of the mountains and is characterized by scaled valleys.
- The West Lusatian foothills (also north-west Lusatian hill country) stretch from Bischofswerda to Kamenz and frame the town of Pulsnitz. The highest peak is the 449 meter high Hochstein.
places
- Bautzen - political and cultural center of the Sorbs; charming old town.
- Kleinwelka - Dinosaur Park
- Bischofswerda
- Ebersbach-Neugersdorf
- Ebersbach / Sa. - Humboldtbaude
- Neugersdorf - Source of the Spree
- Kamenz - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's place of birth
- Kottmar - Largest community in the Lusatian highlands and the district of Görlitz, legend trail on Kottmar, ski jumps, Spree spring, local history museum, post windmill
- Neschwitz - small town between Bautzen and Hoyerswerda; Neschwitz Castle and Park.
- Neukirch (Lausitz) - Ceramic barn, hand and linen weaving.
- Neusalza-Spremberg - Riding house, Spreepark
- Upper mountain
- Pulsnitz - known for the local gingerbread
- Schirgiswalde
- Sohland on the Spree
- Weissenberg - Upper, middle and lower mill as well as the Wuischker mill, old pepper kitchen, town hall
- Wilthen - Pumphut, distillery
Other goals
background
language
Central Upper Lusatia is part of the Sorbian settlement area. The highest proportion of Sorbian speakers is found in the five municipalities at Klosterwasser (Crostwitz, Nebelschütz, Panschwitz-Kuckau, Räckelwitz, Ralbitz-Rosenthal) with 69%. However, all Sorbs are completely bilingual, so speak German like a second mother tongue, so that there should be no communication problems.
getting there
By plane
By train
The journey usually takes place via Dresden, from where the trilex (TL; corresponds to an RB) and the trilex-express (TLX; corresponds to an RE) to Bischofswerda (35–45 minutes) leave every hour. From there it goes alternately (every two hours) either via Bautzen (50–60 minutes) and Löbau to Görlitz or via Wilthen (50–60 minutes), Ebersbach (1: 05–1: 20 hours) and Eibau (1½ Hours) to Zittau. Pulsnitz and Kamenz can be reached every hour from Dresden with the city train line 34 (travel time 40–50 minutes).
From Görlitz you can take the TL, TLX or the East German Railway (OE) to Löbau, Bautzen (30–40 minutes) and Bischofswerda (40–55 minutes) every two hours (a total of three times in two hours).
By bus
In the street
The A4 motorway (Dresden – Görlitz – Breslau) runs through the Upper Lusatia headquarters.
By bicycle
The D4 long-distance cycle route (Mittelland route) leads into the region, coming from Thuringia, Chemnitz and Dresden, passing Schirgiswalde, Sohland and Ebersbach-Neugersdorf, among others, before entering the Oder-Neisse cycle path flows out. Alternatively, from Radebeul (where connection to the Elbe cycle path exists) on the eastern branch of the Saxon city route Cycle to Kamenz, Bautzen, Löbau (and finally Görlitz).
On foot
The region is dated Ecumenical pilgrimage Central Germany crosses on the course of the medieval trade route Via regia oriented (Gorlitz–Bautzen–Leipzig–Naumburg–Erfurt–Eisenach–Vacha). It is also a branch of the Way of St. James and marked accordingly with the shell symbol.
