Bautzen’s Historic Old Town – Nicolai Tower, Bautzen loop from Bautzen - Budyšin

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Bautzen’s Historic Old Town – Nicolai Tower, Bautzen loop from Bautzen - Budyšin

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Bautzen’s Historic Old Town – Nicolai Tower, Bautzen loop from Bautzen - Budyšin

01:23

5.10km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 3.17 km for 79 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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953 m

Reichen Tower

Highlight • Monument

The Reichenturm (sorb. Bohata wěža) in the city of Bautzen is located on the eastern edge of the old town. It marks the end of Reichenstraße and is located on …

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1.09 km

Reichenstraße and Reichenturm, Bautzen

Highlight • Monument

The 360 degree view is awesome. Attention should be the opening hours 9-17 clock, last admission 16:30 clock. Incidentally, the stairs are free of charge. 😉 The entrance is upstairs, to be paid in the Türmerstübchen.

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1.18 km

Bautzen’s Historic Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

A really worth seeing old town with some very well preserved buildings.

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1.77 km

Ortenburg Castle

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The Ortenburg is located in the old town of Bautzen on a rocky plateau above the Spree.

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2.61 km

Nicolai Tower, Bautzen

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The Nicolai Tower was the last tower of the city fortifications and was completed in 1522. It towers over the northern city gate and, together with the fortified church of …

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2.81 km

Ruins of St. Mary's Monastery Church and Water Tower, Bautzen

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The monastery with the monk church dates from the 13th century. After three fires, the last of which burned down completely in 1598, it was never rebuilt. Some parts of the monastery complex were later removed.

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2.93 km

St. Peter's Cathedral, Bautzen

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From 1213 to 1221 the St. Petri Cathedral Monastery was founded and the first cathedral was built. After 1430 the cathedral was given its present form.

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3.51 km

Old Waterworks Bautzen

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One of the most imposing towers. that characterize the cityscape of Bautzen is without a doubt the "old water art".

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5.10 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.93 km

1.25 km

471 m

425 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.60 km

622 m

503 m

259 m

102 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

9°C

65 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 4, 2026,Bautzen - Ein Kurztrip 🗼⛪🌊 🌥️

Get out of the chaos for a bit and a short trip with Mathias @ein Dresdner to Bautzen, it was nice 🤩 and gladly again 🤗

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September 13, 2025,Bautzen - Ein kleiner Stadtbummel ⛪🏰🗼🐈🌊🌤️

A short stroll through Bautzen, first down to the Spree and then crisscrossing through the old town, it was beautiful 🤩🤩🤩

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May 20, 2025,Bautzen abseits der Touristpfade - abendlichen Entdeckungsreise

After our hike, we spontaneously decided to make a detour to Bautzen – City of Towers. First, we fortified ourselves at the Bautzener Senfstube (Senf Room) – the food was delicious – before exploring Bautzen with a city guide, starting at the Reichenturm (Rich Tower). We walked through the historic suburbs with their school district, past the Outer City Wall …

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September 4, 2025,Besichtigung von Bautzen (ab Bahnhof)

You can easily visit this city several times; it's truly worth seeing.
Because I took so many photos last year, I held back today. I didn't visit St. Peter's Cathedral that year, though, which was very impressive.

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May 20, 2025,Bautzen abseits der Touristenpfade - abendliche Entdeckungsreise

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December 3, 2025,Alte Wasserkunst - Ortenburg - Altstadt | Runde in Bautzen

A pre-Christmas trip to Bautzen with a guided tour of the Old Waterworks and a short walk through Bautzen's historic old town, including a visit to the Christmas market 🎄✨️

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September 8, 2024,Spaziergang mit Tochter -🍦und Kultur

A little walk with my daughter through our beautiful hometown for the Open Monument Day, with ice cream and plenty of sunshine 🥵
We were very pleased when we discovered her school art project as part of an exhibition in the Sorbian Museum at Ortenburg (Hrod) :-)

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