Neißeaue: Hotels, the Neisse and culture

When planning a stay in Neißeaue, your interests, travel connections and preferred areas of focus all play a part. Rail and road links, bathing waters, and historical and cultural themes offer different points of reference. If you are looking for a hotel, it helps to first decide which of these is the main focus of your trip.

Travel and border connections

Two bridges across the Neisse connect Neißeaue with the neighboring Polish towns of Piensk and Bielawa Dolna. The Neisse swimming bridge opened in 2012 as a mobile, floating pedestrian bridge. If you plan to cross it, check the current conditions before your trip.

From the neighboring towns of Horka and Kodersdorf, hourly train services run towards Dresden, Zittau/Görlitz, Weißwasser, Cottbus, Berlin, Hoyerswerda and Leipzig. Check the timetable for your travel date. For travel by car, the upgraded S127 provides access to the Kodersdorf and Görlitz exits of the A4. Rail services from neighboring towns and motorway exits are therefore different points of reference for your planning.

Bathing lakes, history and culture

Inselsee and Waldsee are popular for swimming and local recreation. Germany’s easternmost point lies between the districts of Deschka and Zentendorf. The Church of Jesus Christ in Zodel is considered Germany’s easternmost church and was first mentioned in a document in 1346. The lakes cater to swimming interests, the point offers a geographic landmark, and the church provides a historical connection.

Kulturinsel Einsiedel offers a different cultural focus: it presents experimental archaeology in a large open-air museum. Its features include tree houses above ground, animals from around the world and a magic castle. Unlike the historic church in Zodel, it combines archaeological interpretation with these diverse attractions.

Görlitz as a separate part of your trip

If you also include Görlitz in your travel plans, you’ll find a distinct focus on architectural history there. The historic old town contains around 4,000 architectural monuments and is one of the best-preserved historic ensembles in Central Europe. Schönhof is the main building of the Silesian Museum in Görlitz. After a city fire, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style from 1526 onwards; it is also one of the oldest Renaissance buildings north of the Alps.

St. Peter’s Church is the largest hall church in Saxony. Its Sun Organ was built by Eugenio Casparini towards the end of the 17th century and can imitate birdsong. The Holy Sepulchre in Görlitz is a unique replica of Jerusalem’s holy sites and the oldest surviving structure of its kind north of the Alps. Built between 1481 and 1504, it comprises the Chapel of the Sepulchre, the Chapel of the Anointing and the Adam’s Chapel.

If your travel plans also include a cultural event, ViaThea, the street arts festival, is one of the regular highlights of Görlitz’s cultural calendar. Check the dates and program before your trip.

Discover more destinations: Kaltwasser, Boxberg/Oberlausitz, Mücka, Quitzdorf am See, Schöpstal, Bernstadt Auf Dem Eigen, Großschweidnitz, Hainewalde.

Go to the main travel overview: Görlitz.