- 6:05 h
- 90.09 km
- 240 m
- 240 m
- 120 m
- 202 m
- 82 m
- Start: Kamenz station, Robert-Koch-Platz 1, 01917 Kamenz
- Destination: Kamenz station, Robert-Koch-Platz 1, 01917 Kamenz
Welcome to a legendary beautiful region. The region between Bautzen, Kamenz, and Hoyerswerda is the home of KRABAT, the best-known legendary figure of the bilingual Lusatia.
Who knows, maybe the magical powers of the miller and sorcerer's apprentice still work between Deutschbaselitz, Crostwitz, and Wittichenau. The route full of cultural and natural treasures certainly contains many memories of Krabat. The most important contemporary witness is the mill of Schwarzkollm – after all, it was his Black School. The imaginative KRABAT playground in Kamenz was inspired by the old Sorbian legend. The route continues through flat land whose soils Krabat is said to have made fertile by showing the farmers how to drain swamps. As the head of the manor in Groß Särchen, he fooled the wealthy cattle dealers. Whether he also teased the Cistercians in the monastery of St. Marienstern in Panschwitz-Kuckau is not recorded. But it fits just as magically into the world of the Sorbian legend as the pilgrimage church in Rosenthal, the listed cemetery in Ralbitz, and the post mill in Dörgenhausen.
Good to know
Best to visit
Directions
The KRABAT cycle route takes you through the most important stations in KRABAT'S life and tells exciting episodes from the legend on hand-painted display panels. Along the way, legendary myth and true historical events repeatedly intersect. For KRABAT has its roots in Johann von Schadowitz or Janko Šajatović, a Croatian colonel who served the Electors of Saxony in the 17th century and found his second home in Lusatia.
Follow the black raven on the signage of the KRABAT cycle route and experience a magical cultural landscape full of natural treasures, discover the special features of German-Sorbian bilingualism and culture, experience living traditions, and look forward to encounters with the people who now call the KRABAT region home. Along the way, you can enjoy many quality products of the KRABAT brand, which are produced by regional manufacturers.
Let yourself be enchanted by the KRABAT region!
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
- Roadworthy bicycle
- Bicycle helmet
- Day cycling backpack (approx. 20 liters) with rain cover
- Comfortable sports shoes
- Weather-appropriate and durable clothing in multi-layer principle
- Air pump
- Possibly a battery charger
- Bicycle tools
- Sun and rain protection
- Provisions and drinking water
- First aid kit
- Mobile phone, possibly mobile phone holder for the handlebar
- Power bank
- Maps
Directions & Parking facilities
Motorway A4...
- Exit Uhyst a. T. for starting point in Panschwitz-Kuckau or Kamenz
- Exit Bautzen West for starting point in Königswartha or Wittichenau
On the homepage of ZVON you can find a suitable timetable depending on the starting point.
The recommended starting point at the station in Kamenz can be reached hourly by train from Dresden and is therefore well connected to long-distance traffic. The current overview of arrivals and departures can be found here: https://www.bahnhof.de/kamenz-sachs/abfahrt
Additional information
Marketing Company Upper Lusatia-Lower Silesia mbH
Tel: +49 (0) 3591 4877-0
info@oberlausitz.com
KRABAT e. V. in Nebelschütz
Tel: +49 (0) 3578 784696
www.krabatregion.de
Literature
Brochure KRABAT cycle route
Author
OHTL e. V.
Organization
Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz
License (master data)
OHTL e. V.
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Event highlights throughout the year:
- Bird wedding in Lusatia
- Carnival in Wittichenau
- Easter riding on Easter Sunday
- Farmers' market in the KRABAT dairy world Kotten (spring and autumn)
- Farm festival at the KRABAT farm in Eutrich
- Monastery and family festival of Bautzen district at St. Marienstern monastery
- Lusatian fish weeks
Safety guidelines
Map
Hiking and cycling map "Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape – Sheet 1, KRABAT region, Kamenz, Hoyerswerda" Sachsen Kartographie GmbH, ISBN 978-3932281228
ADFC regional map Upper Lusatia BVA Bielefelder Verlag ISBN 978-3870733933
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