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Teaser Bagger in Ferropolis
Ⓒ Uwe Weigel
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Luftbild Stadt Gräfenhainichen
Ⓒ Steffen Krause
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Werkssiedlung Zschornewitz
Ⓒ Uwe Weigel
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Paul-Gerhardt-Kapelle
Ⓒ Uwe Weigel

Gräfenhainichen

A small town with tons to offer

Gräfenhainichen, on the edge of the Düben Heath, about 25 km to the south of Wittenberg and the Bauhaus town Dessau-Roßlau, is the birthplace of the influential Protestant hymn writer Paul Gerhardt. 

Visitors can follow in the footsteps of the great poet in Gräfenhainichen or experience the pulse of the industrial age in nearby Ferropolis, set on a peninsula on Lake Gremmin.

Tourist information Gräfenhainichen

August-Bebel-Straße 24
06773 Gräfenhainichen
Stadtplan öffnen

Contact
Tel.  034953 257620

Online
touristinformation@graefenhainichen.de
www.graefenhainichen.de

 

Paul Gerhardt was born in Gräfenhainichen in 1607. The 30 Years’ War heavily marked his childhood and all but destroyed his home town. But like its most famous son, Gräfenhainichen prevailed. After the people had removed the rubble, the town was rebuilt and today boasts a historic center worth seeing. Further attractions include the Paul Gerhardt Memorials, the Protestant town church St Mary, the museum of old printing presses, and a historic smithery with a blacksmith’s and an old general store.

The outskirts of Gräfenhainichen are home to Ferropolis, the “Iron City”. With its five giant excavators, Ferropolis is an open-air museum unique in the world. Its attractions include the walk-in steel giant “Gemini” – an incredible experience bringing industrial history to life. The “Iron City” is on the route COAL | STEAM | LIGHT | LAKES reminding visitors of the large-scale industrial use of the area in the past. In and around Gräfenhainichen, an eventful history is waiting to be discovered.

We are looking forward to your visit!

Opening hours

Tourist Information Gräfenhainichen

October - March:
Monday, Friday 09:00 - 12:00
Tuesday - Wednesday 09:00 - 16:00
Thursday 09:00 - 18:00

April to September:
Monday, Saturday 09:00 - 12:00
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 09:00 - 16:00
Thursday 09:00 - 18:00

Getting there by bike
Adventure Route Coal | Steam | Light
R1 European Cycle Route

Getting there by public transport
RB from Wittenberg toward Halle or Bitterfeld
RB from Leipzig or Halle, direction Wittenberg

Getting there by car
A9 Berlin-Munich - exit Dessau-Ost - B107, direction Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
B2 from Wittenberg to Eutzsch - B100, direction Pouch/Bitterfeld-Wolfen

Sights

in Gräfenhainichen

Highlights & Recommendations

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FERROPOLIS, Stadt aus Eisen
Ⓒ Uwe Weigel

A visit to the “Iron City”

For a century, these giants dug their shovels deep into the earth hunting for lignite. Today, the excavators are an open-air museum forming the backdrop of an award-winning event venue. 

International festivals, such as Melt!, and major events, such as the Pyrogames or the Fischerman’s Friend StrongmanRun, attract thousands of people to this site every year. The “Iron City” of the flooded Golpa-Nord mine is one of the most impressive examples of the structural change that took place in the region between Bitterfeld-Wolfen and Wittenberg.

Further information:

Prices
Adults: € 6 p.p.
Reduced: € 3 p.p.
Children under 6 years free
Family ticket (2 adults and max. 4 children): € 14

Contact
FERROPOLIS – Stadt aus Eisen
Museum und Veranstaltungen
Ferropolisstraße 01
06773 Gräfenhainichen
Tel.: 034953 - 35125

www.ferropolis.de

info@ferropolis.de

 

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Paul-Gerhardt-Kapelle von innen
Ⓒ Uwe Weigel

Life and work of Paul Gerhardt

Erected between 1830 and 1844, the classicist Paul Gerhardt Chapel honors the Protestant hymn writer Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676), a son of Gräfenhainchen.

Elongated muntin windows are among the particular features of the buildings outside, while four slender columns characterize the interior. Today, this memorial site houses a Paul Gerhardt library and an extensive permanent exhibition on the poet’s life and work. The pleasant ambience of the chapel also provides a special background for changing exhibitions in the gallery and for cultural events.

Further information:

Prices
Groups: € 2 per person
plus € 15 per guide

Contact
Mrs. Bebber - Department of Culture of the City of Gräfenhainichen
Tel.: 034953 257618
Fax: 034953 257619

kultur@graefenhainichen.de

 

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Schmiede in Gräfenhainichen
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Guided tour of the Historic Locksmith’s/Forge

The locksmith’s shop of August Reinhard is a fully equipped workshop from around 1900.

There are historic foot-operated lathes, grinding and drilling machines, old tools and a forge furnace under a huge bag bellow. All the hardware used by the general population at the time was manufactured here. The machines are now in working order again. There is also an old general store and various thematic rooms illustrating the everyday life of people around 1900.

Further information:

Prices
Guided tours by appointment
Duration approx. 1 hour
Adults: € 3
Children up to 14 years: € 1.50

Contact
Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 2
Tel.: 034953 22117 and 0172 7230410

www.eisen-reinhard.de

eisen-reinhard@web.de