Ruhland: Market Square, Town Church and Cycling Route
Accommodation in Ruhland
Ruhland offers several specific reasons to visit: road and rail connections, the historic market square with its weekly market, and the SchlossKulturRoute Lausitzer Seenland. If you are looking for a hotel for a stay in Ruhland, you can first consider whether the historic town centre or a cycling route is particularly important in choosing your destination. Historic buildings and two route options give these priorities a concrete form.
Getting here and finding your way
Ruhland is connected to the A 13 and B 169 and has rail connections in four directions. This means you can include travel by road or rail in your plans. Which connection suits your trip depends on your specific itinerary; check the connection that works for your travel date. Ruhland also has a digital town tour to help you find your way around. If you would like to use it, check before your visit whether the tour is currently available. This lets you consider getting here and finding your way around once you arrive as separate planning steps.
Market square and historic sights
The historic market square with its weekly market in the town centre is a defining feature of Ruhland. The square and its buildings are also protected as historic monuments. The list of protected monuments dated 1 January 2026 also includes the town church in Ruhland, the manor house at Gutshof 2, and the Germania Monument at Kirchplatz and Bahnhofstraße. The sights include a Baroque church, the restored manor with its local history room, and the Matzmühle mill. These offer different ways to explore Ruhland’s townscape: the market square and its buildings, the church and monument, and other named sights. You can decide which of these to focus on based on what interests you most about the town’s history.
Manor and local history museum
The local history museum is located at Gutshof 2; a museum inventory dated 14 July 2025 lists it at this address. The restored manor with its local history room is also among the sights, as is the MatzmĂĽhle mill. You can include the museum address and the other named places as separate stops in your plans, without combining them into a fixed walking tour. If you would like to visit the local history museum, check the current visiting arrangements in advance.
SchlossKulturRoute and local involvement
Both the short and long routes of the SchlossKulturRoute Lausitzer Seenland pass through Ruhland. The route runs mostly along paved cycle paths and bicycle streets. This gives you two specific points to consider when planning your tour: both options pass through the town, and the route description specifies the predominant types of paths. Take both into account if you would like to include Ruhland as part of a cycling tour.
Another local point of interest is the strip of woodland along the Ruhlander Schwarzwasser, also known as “Geschwister-Scholl-Weg”. The Parkaktiv Ruhland e.V. association is committed to maintaining and developing this woodland strip, as well as protecting nature, species and habitats.
Discover more destinations: Vetschau/Spreewald, Gosda, Senftenberg, Kroppen, Schwarzbach, Laasow, LĂĽbbenau/Spreewald, GroĂźkmehlen.
For the regional travel overview: Oberspreewald-Lausitz.
