Discover Calau

Calau combines city history and architecture with opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. In the town, churches, a half-timbered house and a guided tour shape the cultural experience; there is also a seasonal outdoor adventure pool and a 14-kilometre cycling and hiking route. The wider destination of Oberspreewald-Lausitz offers additional regional hiking and cycling routes as well as varied landscapes. When considering Calau as a destination, distinguishing between the specific attractions in the town and the wider district context can help with planning.

City history and architecture in Calau

The town of Calau inaugurated the Witzerundweg in 2011. A guided tour through the town passes, among other places, the Evangelical Town Church and the town hall, and introduces visitors to the town’s eventful history. The Town Church is late Gothic and has three naves; its construction is dated to before 1400. “Three-nave” describes the division of the church interior into three naves and adds a specific architectural detail to the reference to its style.

The Wendish Church, also known as the Land Church, has had its present appearance since 1666. For this church, the date refers to its present appearance; for the Town Church, it dates the start of construction. The local history museum is housed in the former girls’ school, a half-timbered house dating from 1789, directly next to the Town Church. Its former use, half-timbered construction and year of construction give the museum location its own historical context.

The Calau Local History Association (Heimatverein Calau e.V.) regularly presents themed special exhibitions at the House of Local History. If you are planning to climb to the Town Church’s viewing platform, check current access arrangements in advance.

Route and outdoor adventure pool

A 14-kilometre cycling and hiking route leads from Calau railway station towards Plieskendorf. It passes the Weinberg and climbs towards the “Hölle”, a valley formed by erosion with near-natural vegetation and several springs. The distance refers to the entire route; the Weinberg and the valley are named points along the way.

Calau’s outdoor adventure pool has one pool each for swimmers, non-swimmers and young children, as well as a large water slide and a mushroom fountain. It operates seasonally. If you are planning a visit to the pool, check in advance that it will be open during your stay. Swimming and the cycling and hiking route are two different local activities to consider, depending on your travel plans.

Oberspreewald-Lausitz as a wider regional setting

The wider destination of Oberspreewald-Lausitz offers hiking routes across the district ranging from 4 to 32 kilometres. Cycling routes start at 40 kilometres and include independent or guided multi-day tours with good places to rest and eat. This gives you both a specified range of hiking routes and longer cycling options to consider when exploring the wider region.

More than 580 kilometres of signposted cycling routes connect the regions between the Spreewald and the Kmehlener Berge, as well as linking southern Brandenburg with Saxony and northern Brandenburg. In the south of the district, the flooding of former open-cast mines is creating a waterscape with more than 20 artificial lakes: the Lusatian Lake District. Lübbenau/Spreewald’s historic old town includes a Neoclassical palace ensemble. These landscape and cultural features belong to the wider destination of Oberspreewald-Lausitz.

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View the wider travel overview: Oberspreewald-Lausitz.