クナッペン湖での周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

A small self-help workshop from the ADAC!

Anyone entering the former briquette factory will experience 100 years of Lusatian industrial history with all their senses. It is a technical monument and has been open to the public as a museum since 1994. The modern foyer features a bistro and a museum shop. The multimedia permanent exhibition tells the story of the Lusatian mining region for the first time. It ranges in stages from pre-industrialization through the lignite economic boom at the beginning of the 20th century, the role of Lusatia during wartime and times of crisis, as well as its role as an energy center of the GDR, to the development of the Lusatian Lake District and current issues of the energy transition. The focus is on the people and their relationship to work, culture, and the environment. The 30-meter-high Lusatia.Blick offers a magnificent view. The heart of the museum is the historic factory. Sieving, grinding, drying, pressing: On the Factory.Experience.Tour, the briquetting process can be experienced firsthand. Former workers have their say, and the factory siren sounds three times a day to call for the acoustic shift. Outside, other buildings from the former operational infrastructure provide a glimpse into the complex operational processes: large-scale open-cast mining equipment, drainage technology, and rail-bound vehicles that were once in daily use.

The Werminghoff briquette factory began operations in 1918 as one of the most modern factories in Europe. Over 100 years later, the briquette factory is a testament to lignite processing in Upper Lusatia and a museum. The museum has been extensively redesigned and, for the first time, presents a permanent exhibition that traces the development of the old Lusatian mining region from its pre-industrial beginnings to a future-oriented holiday and energy region. On a journey through time, visitors playfully experience the region's industrial, social, and ecological transformation processes: from the Sorbian heath villages to the economic boom fueled by lignite in the 20th century, to the development of the Lusatian Lake District and current issues surrounding the energy transition. You can experience it with all your senses – see, hear, touch, feel. The current website: https://www.energiefabrik-knappenrode.de/

Here you can experience interesting industrial history live.

Great bakery. Everything is delicious and reasonably priced. There's even a restroom.

Skeletonized cooling tower of the former briquette factory from the 19th century

Due to the renovation work (which will hopefully be completed soon), the overall view changes regularly.

Wonderful museum (not just for technology enthusiasts) - the focus is on the impressive briquette factory with the "factory experience tour". The so-called "acoustics lesson" is highly recommended - a little experience for the ears.