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8 Chorin and writer Heinrich von Kleist enchanting town square is
(1777–1811); the Kleist-Museum, surrounded by impressive
Road map E2. * 510. £ Kloster devoted to his life and work, is in Baroque buildings. The house
Chorin, Amt 11A. Tel (033366) 703 77. the former garrison school. The at No. 24 is the quaint Löwen-
Open Apr–Oct: 9am–6pm daily; Gothic Rathaus (town hall) in the apotheke (lion’s pharmacy),
Nov–Mar: 9am–4pm daily. &
_ Choriner Musiksommer centre escaped destruction in which now houses a small
∑ kloster-chorin.org World War II and now houses an pharmaceutical museum,
art gallery. The main church, the Brandenburgisches
On the edge of the vast Marienkirche (church of St Apothekenmuseum, with
Schorfheide forest, listed as a Mary), is a vast, five-nave Gothic displays of historical interiors.
World Biosphere Reserve by hall which has stood in ruins Nearby, the Gothic Ober kirche
UNESCO, stands one of Bran- since 1945. Partly reconstructed, St Nikolai features an unusual Boats and canoes in the Spreewald, near Lübben
denburg’s most beautiful Gothic its chancel windows feature the original late-Gothic mesh
buildings – the Cistercian Kloster “Illustrated Bible”. The stained vaulting. Another interesting E Brandenburgisches façades, and the ornamented,
(abbey) of Chorin. The Cistercians glass originates from around Gothic structure, the Wenden­ Apothekenmuseum 14th-century Gothic Nikolaikirche.
arrived here in 1258, but work on 1367 and illustrate Christ’s Life kirche (Sorbian church), is a Altmark 24. Tel (0355) 239 97. Open
the present Gothic abbey did and Suffering, the Creation of former Franciscan church, from visits possible with guide 11am–2pm
not start until 1270. The church is the World and the Legend of the 14th–15th centuries. Tue–Fri; 2pm & 3pm Sat & Sun. & w Jüterbog
a triple-nave, transeptial basilica, the Antichrist. Some Gothic Other attractions include the
with a magni ficent façade. Portal of the St Marienkirche in Frankfurt furnishings were rescued and remains of the medieval city Road map E3. * 13,000. £ @
n Mönchenkirchplatz 4
Preserved to this day are two an der Oder can now be seen in St Gertraud walls with three preserved q Spreewald (03372-46 31 13).
wings of the monastic quarters (church of St Gertrude) which towers. Perhaps the most Road map F3. £ Lübben.
plus several domestic buildings. 9 Frankfurt an dates back to 1368. The main attractive building in Cottbus is n Raddusch, Lindenstraße 1 Jüterbog is a small, picturesque
Following the dissolution of the der Oder altar from 1489 and the huge, the Staats theater (state theatre) (035433-722 99), Lübbenau, Ehm- town featuring many Gothic
mon astery in 1542, the entire 5m- (16ft-) tall candelabrum from designed in Jugendstil (Art Welk-Straße 15 (03542-36 68). £ _ structures including some well-
complex fell into disrepair. Today Road map F3. * 87,900. £ @ 1376 are particularly valuable. Nouveau style) by Bernhard Spreewaldfest in Lübbenau (Jul); preserved sections of three city
the church, deprived of its n Große Oderstraße 29. (0335-61 00 Another Gothic church, built in Sehring and built in 1908. Lübben (Sep). ∑ spreewald.de walls with gates and towers,
traditional furnishings, is used as 800). _ Frankfurter Musikfesttage 1270, has been transformed into The Wendisches Museum is dating back to the 15th century.
a venue for classical concerts. (Mar); Hansefest (Jul); Kleist-Tage (Oct). the C.P.E. Bach Konzert halle devoted to the culture of the Designated as one of the World It also boasts a beautiful town
The park established by Peter ∑ frankfurt-oder.de (concert hall), named after Carl Sorbs which is experiencing a Biosphere Reserves, this marshy hall with arcades and three
Joseph Lenné is conducive to Philipp Emmanuel Bach, son of revival (see p185). region, criss-crossed by churches. Nikolaikirche (church
pleasant strolls. Frankfurt, on the banks of the Johann Sebastian. Schloß Branitz is a late- hundreds of small rivers and of St Nicholas), the largest of
River Oder, was granted muni ci- Baroque palace, originally built canals, attracts large numbers them, is a magnificent hall
Environs pal rights in 1253, prospered in in the 18th century, at the of tourists each year. An all-day church, with a twin-tower
For visitors to Niederfinow, the 13th century and joined the 0 Cottbus southeastern edge of town. It trip by Kahn (boat) or canoe, façade, built in several stages.
the giant Schiffshebewerk Hanseatic league in 1368. In Road map F3. * 121,000. became the residence of Prince which is best started in Lübben The so-called New Sacristy
(barge-lift) is a definite must. 1945, the right bank was £ Bahnhofstraße. @ n Berliner Hermann von Pückler-Muskau or Lübbenau, can prove to be features a set of medieval wall
This wonder of technology ceded to Poland and is now Platz 6 (0355-754 20). _ Karneval- in 1845, who had its interior an unforgettable experience. paintings, while the naves
was designed for lifting and known as Słubice. sumzug (Feb); Cottbuser Musik-Herbst redesigned by Gottfried The splendour of nature, contain many Gothic furnishings.
lower ing ships from one canal Viadrina University, founded (Oct). ∑ cottbus-tourismus.de Semper. Today, the palace numerous water birds and the
to another. Commissioned in in 1506, was reopened in 1991 houses the Fürst­Pückler­ endless chain of small Environs
1934, it is 60 m (197 ft) tall and and now educates both German Tourists rarely visit Cottbus, Museum, which exhibits restaurants which serve meals Five km (3 miles) to the north of
capable of lifting barges laden and Polish students. The town’s despite the many attractions paintings by Karl Blechen, a straight from the jetty, ensure Jüterbog stands Kloster Zinna,
with 1,000 tonnes or more. most famous son is playwright offered by the town. Its local artist from Cottbus. The an exciting day for the visitor. a former Cistercian Abbey with
star attraction of the palace Do not miss the local speciality, an early-Gothic stone church. It
is its Park, which was designed pickled gherkins. features 16th-century stained-
by Prince Pückler-Muskau Lübben has an original Gothic glass windows depicting the
himself. This vast landscaped church and a Baroque palace, saints Bernhard and Benedikt.
garden includes a lake with rebuilt in the 19th century.
an island on which stands a Lübbenau features a small
grass-covered mock-Egyptian Baroque church and the Neo-
earth pyramid containing the Classical house of the von Lynar
tomb of the extravagant and family. In Lehde the small open-
eccentric Prince. air museum and the private
collection of the Bauernhaus­
E Schloß Branitz and Fürst­ und Gurken museum – the only
Pückler­Museum gherkin museum in Germany –
Kastanienalle 11. Tel (0355) 751 50. are highly recommended.
Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm daily;
Nov–Mar: 11am–5pm Tue–Sun. & Environs
E Wendisches Museum Luckau, 18 km (11 miles) west
Mühlenstraße 12. Tel (0355) 79 49 30. of Lübben, has a lovely town
Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, 1–5pm Sat square, surrounded by attractive The early-Gothic, former Cistercian Kloster
The Baroque Schloß Branitz in Cottbus & Sun and bank holidays. Baroque houses with stucco Zinna, near Jüterbog
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p493 and pp512–13

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