Attractions around Gröditz

The observation tower stands on the Heidehöhe, the topographically highest elevation in the state of Brandenburg. It is 34 meters high and towers over the forest. If the view is … read more

Zabeltitz is picturesquely situated in the Grossenhainer Pflege on the Grosse Röder. Count Wackerbarth built the palace and laid out the magnificent baroque garden.

At this point, the Black Elster cycle path is not paved. It runs along a narrow embankment. Beautiful, but very narrow with oncoming traffic and pedestrians to be overtaken.

This beautiful lookout towers over the Gröden mountains and is visible from afar. You can just as well look up into the distance from up there. In good weather even parts of the Elbsandsteingebirge can be seen.

In 1995 the entire palace complex was extensively renovated and now houses the Elsterschloss-Gymnasium, which is considered one of the most beautiful schools in Germany.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Elsterwerda

something for friends of old buildings and history ..

From 1728 the garden in its present form was created by Johann Christoph Knöffel on behalf of the Imperial Count of Wackerbarth. It is strictly symmetrical and regularly laid out … read more

A forked weir near Zabeltitz already existed at the beginning of the 15th century. Over the centuries there have been legal disputes over the fork weir, in particular because of … read more

the column is just in front of the Heideberg tower on the hiking trail and dates from the Saxon times.
Station No. 11 (Strauch) is a first-order station of the … read more

Castle Elsterwerda - Wikipedia
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Elsterwerda

After the Vienna congress in 1815, Saxony had to cede a great many of his northern territories to Prussia as an ally of Napoleon.

The hospice, as part of the monastery complex, was built in the 13th century and rebuilt at the beginning of the 16th century. It originally served as accommodation for traveling … read more

A nice trip with huge success. The tower is built in a beautiful forest and from above you can largely see and enjoy the landscape.

At the Elsterwerda-Grödel raft canal with boundary stone.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsterwerda-Gr%C3%B6del-Flo%C3%9Fkanal

"The monastery was founded in 1228 by a foundation of the brothers Otto and Bodo von Ileburg (Eilenburg). Approval to convert the parish church of Mühlberg into a monastery church … read more

In documents from 1272 the castle was mentioned as a moated castle with a stone tower, residential and farm buildings. It was in the 8th / 9th Century a Slavic … read more

According to drilling results in the beam cores by the State Monument Preservation, the mill dates from 1532 and is therefore older than the church and even older than the … read more

Railway Station Elsterwerda
Opened June 1875
In 1997, a train accident happened when a freight train with 22 petrol-filled tank cars derailed and exploded on the station grounds.
Railways: Berlin-Dresden and Riesa-Elsterwerda

In April 1945, the US Army and the Red Army met here to unite.
They vowed "never again war".

The original building dates from the 15th century, which fell victim to the Thirty Years' War. It was rebuilt and received a square tower in 1708.