The Reiterhaus in Neusalza-Spremberg is considered one of the oldest and most beautiful Umgebindehäuser of Upper Lusatia. At the Umgebindehaus, the Slavic log cabin construction mixes with the German half-timbered house and thus farmhouses of unique architecture were created. In the rider's house, named after the colorful rider on the front roof gable, you will find today the local museum of the small town.

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Uwe Drescher

June 4, 2022

The rider's house is one of the oldest and most picturesque half-timbered houses in the Upper Lusatia landscape. The house owes its name to the wooden equestrian figure on the side wing.

The equestrian figure is a victory trophy of the "knight's jousting", an old Upper Lusatia folk custom. The then 20-year-old Christiane Louise Schniebs acquired it at the jousting ceremony in Lauba for the fair in 1874. The equestrian figure was attached to the parental house.
Jousting and eagle shooting were popular amusements for young people in south-eastern Upper Lusatia in past centuries. Today you can still see such rider or eagle discs on a few house gables.
Source: reiterhaus.de

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Marktquartier 5

January 14, 2023

The rider's house is one of the oldest half-timbered houses in Upper Lusatia and in an exhibition worth seeing you can learn a lot about these unique houses and their construction and the life of the residents. Interesting changing special exhibitions also make a visit worthwhile.

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Location: Neusalza-Spremberg, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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