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Bicycle tour through the European City of Görlitz/Zgorzelec
Start: Old Town Bridge (Altstadtbrücke), Görlitz
Destination: Old Town Bridge (Altstadtbrücke), Görlitz
During this bike ride you explore the European City of Görlitz/Zgorzelec and cycle along the Neisse River on German side as well as on Polish side.
There are not many cities in Europe symbolising European history the way the two cities of Görlitz and Zgorzelec do: division after World War II, tentative rapprochement, closed borders and intensive joint developments since the political turn in the GDR in 1989.
Together with Zgorzelec, the Polish part of the city which is located on the eastern side of the Neisse River, the city of Görlitz proclaimed itself an European City in 1998 and shows how people from two different nations are able to overcome borders. Since the extension of the European Union in 2004, the city has literally moved to the centre of our continent. Now the city's further exciting development in the middle of Europe is based on international interaction.
Further information at: https://www.goerlitz-zgorzelec.eu/
© Landskron BRAU-MANUFAKTUR, Görlitz, Archiv Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
© Lucie Staňková, Archiv Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
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Old Town Bridge (Altstadtbrücke), Görlitz
Start your bicycle tour at the Old Town Bridge (Altstadtbrücke) and ride over the bridge to Zgorzelec/Poland. Now ride along the Neisse River, pass the Dom Kultury and the city bridge. Follow the main street to the STALAG VIII A Memorial. The former prisoner-of-war camp is a memorial and meeting place of German-Polish cooperation today.
The tour continues towards the Polish village Radomierzyce/Radmeritz, where the border crossing point to Germany is located. Follow the signposting of the Oder-Neisse cycle path to Görlitz. On the way back to Görlitz it is possible to have a stopover in Hagenwerder to see a bucket-wheel excavator and the Neisse Viaduct in Görlitz. You will have a great view of the viaduct from the cycle path. The viaduct is brickwork arch bridge which connects Görlitz and Zgorzelec in Poland.
You will pass the Obermühle where you can have break and relax. The Landskron Brewery is located a few steps away from the Obermühle. Here it is possible to have a guided tour to learn more about the manufacturing of beer and of course you can taste beer, too. A trip to the brewery is always worthwhile. The bicycle tour ends at the Old Town Bridge (Altstadtbrücke).
Please carry your identity papers with you because it is a cross-border tour. Please be aware of the entry requirements, too.
The tour partly leads along main streets without signposted cycle paths.
roadworthy bicycle, bicycle helmet, rucksack (approx. 20 litres) with rain cover, comfortable sport shoes, weatherproof and hard-wearing clothing in multiple layers, bicycle tyre, cycle tools, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water, first aid kit, pocketknife, mobile phone, if necessary headlamp and reflectors, map
Discover a diverse flora and fauna during you tour along the Oder-Neisse cycle path.
Cycle from the Obermarkt via the Brüderstraße, the Untermarkt and the Neißstraße to the Old Town Bridge (Altstadtbrücke).
Close to the Old Town Bridge (Altstadtbrücke) parking is possible.
Arrival by train
from Dresden Central Station to Görlitz Central Station
from Berlin Central Station via Cottbus (switchover) to Görlitz Central Station
from Wrocław by "Trilex-Express" trains or by train of the polish railways KD (Koleje Dolnośląskie) to Görlitz Central Station
from Warsaw via Wrocław by train of the polish railways PKP (Przewozy Regionalne) and KD (Koleje Dolnośląskie) to Görlitz
https://www.visit-goerlitz.com/Oder-Neisse-Radweg.html