- 02:00 h
- 68 m
- 92 m
- 185 m
- 223 m
- 38 m
- 7.84 km
- Start: Hugo-Keller-Straße, Görlitz
- Destination: Jewish cemetery, Görlitz
Over the centuries, numerous important personalities have passed through the city of Görlitz and its surroundings. Some of them were born here and represented their native city to the surrounding world with their extraordinary skills and abilities. For others, Görlitz became a second home in which they realized their experiences from elsewhere. Our list of names represents only a small selection of people who are significantly connected to the history of the city and the region. Take a closer look at individual waypoints to get to know the respective personalities and their work better.
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Directions
You will find our first stop in Nikolaivorstadt, namely at the municipal cemetery. The tomb of the Lüders family is located here. A place of remembrance of the life of Johann Christoph Lüders, who founded his saddlery and paint shop in Görlitz in 1827, where he manufactured carriages. Continue from Friedhofstrasse, through the Ölberggarten, through the Schanze to Heiligen-Grab-Strasse. Follow the tram tracks to the Jägerkaserne. Behind the huge barracks building at the sports hall on Hugo-Keller-Straße you will find an art painting of the famous footballers Michael Ballack and Dixie Dörner. Follow Hugo-Keller-Straße to the Nikolaiturm. Here you have two options, either you take the steep direct path via Nikolaistrasse or you take a leisurely stroll through the green area of the Nikolai kennel. You come to St. Peter's Church and enjoy the view of the Neisse. Now walk a little back to the Hotel Tuchmacher. Here you reach Peterstraße 4 and admire the home of Bartholomäus Scultetus. Via the Untermarkt, past the town hall tower, you go into Brüderstraße. You are in the heart of the old town, which you can see from the impressive architectural ensemble. The Schönhof is located at the beginning of Brüderstraße, across from the town hall tower. It is the oldest civil Renaissance house in Germany and has been home to the Silesian Museum since 2006. The Schönhof was built by the city's master craftsman Wendel Roskopf after the city fire in 1525. Cross Brüderstraße and walk across the Obermarkt towards the Reichenbacher Tower, which belongs to the Cultural History Museum. Across the street, in front of the Kaisertrutz (Cultural History Museum) you will find a memory of the former mayor, Gottlob Ludwig Demiani. Now follow the tram tracks to Demianiplatz and go past the department store into Struvestrasse. At the end of Struvestrasse you will find our next stop, the monument to Johannes Wüsten, a German writer, painter and graphic artist. Follow Joliot-Curie-Straße to Dr.-Kahlbaum-Allee, on your left side is the Park of Peace with the Jakob Böhme monument. Breathe in the fresh air of the park.Follow the Oder-Neisse cycle path in the direction of Obermühle past the Neisse viaduct. Behind the viaduct you follow a fairly steep path to the Robert Oettel monument. You can return to the old town via the Oder-Neiße cycle path.
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
Day cycling backpack (approx. 20 liters) with rain cover, comfortable sports shoes, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water, first aid kit, cell phone, maps
Directions & Parking facilities
Current information on how to get to Görlitz can be found at: www.goerlitz.de
There are numerous paid parking spaces at Obermarkt or directly next to the Jägerkaserne. There is an extra button for the day ticket.
Take tram number 1 or 2 to the Jägerkaserne stop. For more information, please visit:
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Additional information
Discover other important personalities of the city at: https://www.goerlitz.de/Persoenlichkeiten.html
Author
Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
Organization
Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz
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