COAL | STEAM | LIGHT | LAKES

From 1916 to 1919, the New Building movement of the early 20th century left impressive traces in Piesteritz, which became a part of Wittenberg in 1951.

 

The Waldhaus am Bergwitzsee is a direct neighbor of Lake Bergwitz and a magnet in the heath for all friends of nature, offering valuable suggestions and information about the Düben Heath Nature Park. Inside, an exhibition details various aspects of then local nature and also the history of the people of the region.

FERROPOLIS is an industrial museum on a peninsula in Lake Gremmin, near Gräfenhainichen.

In 1915, the world’s largest and most advanced lignite-fired power plant rose in Zschornewitz on the edge of the Düben Heath.

The Information Center for Environment and Nature Conservation at the Mulde Reservoir tells the story of the transformation from a dredging empire to a natural idyll.

On the western edge of Düben Heath, near Lake Goitzsche, the neighboring villages of Friedersdorf and Mühlbeck joined forces in 1997 to become Germany’s first book village.

A very special source of knowledge has emerged from the disused former Bitterfeld waterworks directly on the B 100 opposite Lake Goitzsche.

Visit the Bitterfeld museum detailing almost 800 years of history of the city and its immediate surroundings. Set between the Protestant town church and the historic town pharmacy, this museum is located directly in the centre of Bitterfeld and has existed for almost 125 years.

Since August 2006, Bitterfeld and the region around Lake Goitzsche are home to an impressive structure. With the Bitterfelder Bogen, Frankfurt artist Claus Bury created a unique vantage point enabling views over the newly created lake landscape of the region.

This museum commemorates what was once the second largest film stock factory in the world, producing AGFA/ORWO stock. The museum also possesses the largest public camera collection in Saxony-Anhalt.

Lake Bergwitz is located south of Wittenberg on the edge of the Düben Heath. As early as the 1960s, the former open pit mine “Roberts Hoffnung” (Robert’s Hope) became an idyllic lake. Sailors, surfers, stand up paddlers and other fans of activities on the water have fun on about 180 hectares of water.

The edge of the Dübener Heide Nature Park today boasts an exciting and valuable biotope along the Mulde reservoir, providing a habitat for rare and endangered species, while both sailors and surfers glide over the lake. The favorable development of the water quality also makes the lake ideal for fishing.

At Lake Gröbern, proximity to nature rules. A modern vacation resort welcomes families, people seeking peace, and water sports enthusiasts to the Dübener Heide.

Five huge lignite excavators escaped scrapping. Today, these steel giants are bearing witness to a bygone industrial era in the „Ferropolis“. In the year 2000, flooding the mine Golpa-Nord near Gräfenhainichen resulted in a recreational area.

Der Goitzschesee ist ein landschaftlicher Juwel mit einem breiten Angebot für Wassersportler, Erholungssuchende und Naturliebhaber. Er lädt Besucher zum Baden, Radfahren, Segeln, Tauchen und Surfen ein. Mehrere Badestellen, das Wassersportzentrum und ein moderner Wakepark bieten beste Voraussetzung für Wassersportler.