The highest source of the Spree is on the western slope of the Kottmar at a height of 478 meters. In 1921, a semi-circular phonolite stone wall was built around the source in a slope niche on the Kottmar, from which the Eibauer Spreequelle, also known as Buchenborn, emerges. It lists the hometowns of those who died in World War I and were members of the Lusatia Mountain Club. The complex surrounded by beech and spruce trees was renovated in 1957.

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Marika

May 26, 2020

Cycling

If you want to cycle along the Spree Cycle Path, you must of course not miss the Spree source. The climb is a little bit tricky, but worth it!

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Oliver🌍

July 23, 2020

Cycling

Most people know that Germany's capital is on the Spree. But where does the Spree actually have its source? Definitely not in the Spreewald, as many ignorant people answer. In …

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Elevation 480 m

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Location: Kottmar, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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