--- title: "Village church and the \"Haus am See\" in Tauchritz, Görlitz" url: "https://web.destination.one/en/poi/village-church-and-the-haus-am-see-in-tauchritz-goerlitz" description: "The present church was rebuilt after a fire in 1686 in the form of a simple baroque hall. A large lodge extension was added around 1750. The baroque interior with two-storey galleries and a pulpit altar is impressive. The patronage lodge and its furnishings have recently been restored. A high-quality gravestone shows the hereditary lord J. Chr. von Warnsdorf, who died in 1685. The war graves in the cemetery received new steles two years ago. Directly next to the church, the former vicarage with the associated farm building and a piece of land still offers the image of a vicarage from the time when the vicar had to provide for himself through his own farming. With the conversion of the parsonage, built in 1840, into the \"House by the Lake\" as a place of history, traditions and meetings, the house is now used jointly by the Evangelical Reconciliation Church Parish of Görlitz, the Heimatverein Tauchritz e.V. and the Verein Oberlausitzer Bergleute e.V..A jointly installed exhibition moved into the upper floor of the house. In five rooms, the \"Tauchritzer Stuben\" (Tauchritz parlours) focus on former life and the trades in the village and look at the lignite mining that took place here and the associated changes to the landscape.The special features of the house include rediscovered historical wall and ceiling paintings from the 19th and early 20th centuries." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2723664/fca7e2653e5215ad6b2dc20cca25912fff3547a4eea52f2412e0b994b7554e4b/dorfkirche-tauchritz-g-rlitz.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Homepage > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Village church and the "Haus am See" in Tauchritz, Görlitz ========================================================== - Church The Tauchritz village church was built as a simple towerless hall church and is now located near Lake Berzdorf. The present church was rebuilt after a fire in 1686 in the form of a simple baroque hall. A large lodge extension was added around 1750. The baroque interior with two-storey galleries and a pulpit altar is impressive. The patronage lodge and its furnishings have recently been restored. A high-quality gravestone shows the hereditary lord J. Chr. von Warnsdorf, who died in 1685. The war graves in the cemetery received new steles two years ago.Directly next to the church, the former vicarage with the associated farm building and a piece of land still offers the image of a vicarage from the time when the vicar had to provide for himself through his own farming. With the conversion of the parsonage, built in 1840, into the "House by the Lake" as a place of history, traditions and meetings, the house is now used jointly by the Evangelical Reconciliation Church Parish of Görlitz, the Heimatverein Tauchritz e.V. and the Verein Oberlausitzer Bergleute e.V..A jointly installed exhibition moved into the upper floor of the house. In five rooms, the "Tauchritzer Stuben" (Tauchritz parlours) focus on former life and the trades in the village and look at the lignite mining that took place here and the associated changes to the landscape.The special features of the house include rediscovered historical wall and ceiling paintings from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Read more Good to know ------------ Openings Current opening hours can be found at: http://versoehnung-goerlitz.de/index.php/haus-am-see Guided tours can also be arranged outside opening hours. Phone: +49 (0) 3581 78500 Read more Price info ission is free. A donation is requested. Read more Directions & Parking facilities Anreise From Görlitz via the B99 in the direction of Zittau. In Hagenwerder at the roundabout follow the signs to Tauchritz. Parken There are parking spaces at the church. Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel From the train station in Görlitz, take tram line 1 in the direction of Weinhübel to the terminus and change there to the bus line E in the direction of Blaue Lagune. Get off in Tauchritz/Ortsmitte and walk to the church. https://www.goerlitztakt.de/en/ Read more Author Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH Organization Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz License (master data) Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interestCC-BY-SAEuropastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH, Archiv Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH | - Church CC0Stefan Müller, Archiv Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH | - Church CC-BY-SAEuropastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH, Archiv Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH | - Church Contact Kirchplatz 02827 Görlitz