Places to see in ( Bautzen - Germany )

Bautzen is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and administrative centre of the eponymous district. It is located on the Spree River. As of 2013, its population is 39,607. Asteroid 11580 Bautzen is named in honour of the city.

Bautzen is an old city in Saxony, Germany. It is a well preserved medieval city and the cultural home of the German Sorbian community.

( Bautzen - Germany ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Bautzen. Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Bautzen - Germany

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Above all Bautzen is renowned for its historical town centre with its skyline of medieval towers.
Some examples:

The Reichenturm: One of the steepest leaning and still passable towers north of the Alps

Ortenburg Castle

The Old Waterworks: architectural monument and museum; landmark of Bautzen

Saint Peter's Cathedral: Germany's oldest and Eastern Germany's only historic interdenominational church edifice

Bautzen is the most important cultural center of the Sorbs, which make up 10% of the city population. You will find many places of Sorbian culture importance in the city. As a result the city uses bi-lingual signs with street names both in German and Sorbian.

Kleinwelka is a subdivision of the city of Bautzen. There is the largest maze of Germany and a large Dinosaur-park.

Gedenkstaette Bautzen Former main prison for GDR political prisoners, active up till 1989; free access to large part of the complex, with sobering accounts of what incarceration there meant.

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