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enchanting town square is
surrounded by impressive
Baroque buildings. The house
at No. 24 is the quaint Löwen-
apotheke (lion’s pharmacy),
which now houses a small
pharmaceutical museum,
the Brandenburgisches
Apothekenmuseum, with
displays of historical interiors.
Nearby, the Gothic Ober kirche
St Nikolai features an unusual Boats and canoes in the Spreewald, near Lübben
original late-Gothic mesh
vaulting. Another interesting E Brandenburgisches façades, and the ornamented,
Gothic structure, the Wenden­ Apothekenmuseum 14th-century Gothic Nikolaikirche.
kirche (Sorbian church), is a Altmark 24. Tel (0355) 239 97. Open
former Franciscan church, from visits possible with guide 11am–2pm
the 14th–15th centuries. Tue–Fri; 2pm & 3pm Sat & Sun. & w Jüterbog
Other attractions include the
remains of the medieval city Road map E3. * 13,000. £ @
n Mönchenkirchplatz 4
walls with three preserved q Spreewald (03372-46 31 13).
towers. Perhaps the most Road map F3. £ Lübben.
attractive building in Cottbus is n Raddusch, Lindenstraße 1 Jüterbog is a small, picturesque
the Staats theater (state theatre) (035433-722 99), Lübbenau, Ehm- town featuring many Gothic
designed in Jugendstil (Art Welk-Straße 15 (03542-36 68). £ _ structures including some well-
Nouveau style) by Bernhard Spreewaldfest in Lübbenau (Jul); preserved sections of three city
Sehring and built in 1908. Lübben (Sep). ∑ spreewald.de walls with gates and towers,
The Wendisches Museum is dating back to the 15th century.
devoted to the culture of the Designated as one of the World It also boasts a beautiful town
Sorbs which is experiencing a Biosphere Reserves, this marshy hall with arcades and three
revival (see p185). region, criss-crossed by churches. Nikolaikirche (church
Schloß Branitz is a late- hundreds of small rivers and of St Nicholas), the largest of
Baroque palace, originally built canals, attracts large numbers them, is a magnificent hall
in the 18th century, at the of tourists each year. An all-day church, with a twin-tower
southeastern edge of town. It trip by Kahn (boat) or canoe, façade, built in several stages.
became the residence of Prince which is best started in Lübben The so-called New Sacristy
Hermann von Pückler-Muskau or Lübbenau, can prove to be features a set of medieval wall
in 1845, who had its interior an unforgettable experience. paintings, while the naves
redesigned by Gottfried The splendour of nature, contain many Gothic furnishings.
Semper. Today, the palace numerous water birds and the
houses the Fürst­Pückler­ endless chain of small Environs
Museum, which exhibits restaurants which serve meals Five km (3 miles) to the north of
paintings by Karl Blechen, a straight from the jetty, ensure Jüterbog stands Kloster Zinna,
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
& Sun and bank holidays. Baroque houses with stucco Zinna, near Jüterbog

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