Bike route through the European city Görlitz/Zgorzelec
- 3:00 h
- 32.35 km
- 104 m
- 103 m
- 182 m
- 218 m
- 36 m
- Start: Altstadtbrücke, Görlitz
- Destination: Altstadtbrücke, Görlitz
The two cities Görlitz and Zgorzelec stand, like only a few cities in Europe, directly for European history: separation after World War II, tentative rapprochement, closed borders, and intensive joint developments since the political change in the former GDR in 1989.
Together with Zgorzelec, the Polish district located on the eastern side of the Neisse River, Görlitz declared itself a European city in 1998 and serves as an example of how people from two nations can overcome borders. Since the expansion of the European Union in 2004, the city has literally moved to the center of the continent. International cooperation in all areas has since formed the basis for the exciting further development of the city in Europe.
More information about the European city: https://www.goerlitz-zgorzelec.eu/
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Directions
Start the bike route at the Altstadtbrücke and cross the bridge to Zgorzelec/Poland. You will ride along the Neisse River to the Stadtbrücke and past the Dom Kultury. Then continue along the main street to the STALAG VIII A memorial. On the site of the former prisoner-of-war camp STALAG VIII A, a European place of remembrance and encounter has been created through German-Polish cooperation.
Then head south towards the Polish village of Radomierzyce/Radmeritz. There is the border crossing back to the German side. Follow the signs for the Oder-Neisse bike route to Görlitz. On the way, you have the opportunity to make a stop at the bucket-wheel excavator in Hagenwerder and the Neisse viaduct in Görlitz. From the bike path, you have a magnificent view of the masonry arch bridge connecting Görlitz and Zgorzelec in Poland.
Nearby, you will pass by the Obermühle along the Oder-Neisse bike route. Here you can take a break and relax. A little off the Obermühle is the Landskron Brewery. During a tour, you can learn interesting facts about beer brewing and, of course, also taste the beer. A detour there is definitely worth it! The bike route ends again at the Altstadtbrücke.
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Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
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You can reach Görlitz by train:
- from Leipzig and Chemnitz with the regional trains of Deutsche Bahn to Dresden
- directly from Dresden via Bautzen with the regional trains of Länderbahn
- from Hoyerswerda with the regional trains of ODEG
Additional information
Author
Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
Organization
Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz
License (master data)
Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Discover a diverse animal and plant world in the Neisse meadows along the Oder-Neisse bike route.
Safety guidelines
Please carry your identification documents with you, as this is a cross-border route. Please observe the valid entry requirements.
Part of the route runs along main roads without marked bike paths.
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