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The door is open, entry is free, however the stairlift was out of order. After 101 steps, one can enjoy a view of the Welzow open-cast mine.

Saint Barbara is the patron saint of all miners. Since Miners' Day on June 2, 1917, she has stood here at the ancient church, watching over the village.

Be sure to visit the Besenwirtschaft (beer tavern). Unfortunately, it's only open on weekends in September and October.

The three-sided farm, built around 1910, impresses with its historic fieldstone architecture. The three-sided farm was used by the local LPG until the 1990s. Cattle and pigs were kept on the farm until then. With the development of Steinitz as a tourist destination, the three-sided farm took on a whole new significance. After its complete renovation, the Steinitzhof was officially opened as a modern cultural and information center on December 15, 2011.

A very beautiful church

There are 101 steps to reach the viewing platform of the almost 30-meter-high Steinitz Staircase. From here, the view extends far across the Lusatian region.

Old still original church.

The Pritzen church was demolished in 1991, when the closure of the open-cast mine that threatened the village had already been decided. However, the village received a bell tower that came from Wolkenberg, a village that had disappeared due to the open-cast mine. The Pritzen village church was relocated between 1988 and 1992 and rebuilt at the new location in Spremberg, and finally consecrated as the Evangelical Resurrection Church in 1994.