Cultural Route of the Vögte - Stage 2: Around Gera
- 0:54 h
- 58.02 km
- 574 m
- 574 m
- 179 m
- 382 m
- 203 m
- Start: Osterstein Castle Gera
- Destination: Osterstein Castle Gera
Here, in the church "To the Fourteen Holy Helpers," we are greeted by a winged altar dating from 1491.
Further on along the White Elster river to Bad Köstritz with its historic town centre, the castle park from the Reuß era, and the brewery. A detour is worthwhile to the neighbouring Bad Klosterlausnitz. Here, at the site of the former Augustinian nuns' monastery, the church was rebuilt in the neo-Romanesque style between 1863 and 1866. The triumphal cross in the impressive interior dates from around 1235. Now it continues in a wide arc around Gera to discover interesting churches in Münchenbernsdorf, Taubenpreskeln and Gera-Lusan.
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Pavements
- Street (64%)Asphalt (36%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
From Gera city centre, the B 7 leads via Tinz and Langenberg to Bad Köstritz. After your stay there, take the L 1075 to Bad Klosterlausnitz. Then continue via Hermsdorf and Tautendorf to Münchenbernsdorf. Via Großbocka, you reach the B 2 and after 1 km turn right in the direction of Gera-Liebschwitz. This leads you to Taubenpreskeln. Return to Gera via Zwötzen.
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereGera is located on the federal motorway A 4 (Frankfurt-Erfurt-Dresden). From the south and north, you can reach Gera via the A 9 - Hermsdorf junction and continue on the A 4 to the Gera-Langenberg exit.Public transportation
Information on travel times and prices can be found for the Gera tram at https://www.gvbgera.de/fahrplanauskunft/, for the Vogtlandbahn (line VB4: Cheb-Plauen-Greiz-Gera) at www.vogtlandbahn.de and for all other rail connections at www.bahn.de
Additional information
Author
Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzner Straße 45/4701099 DresdenOrganization
Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
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Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- The Gera City Museum vividly conveys the history of the city and shows a model of how Osterstein Castle looked as the residence of the Reuß family. The Heinrich Schütz House in Bad Köstritz is also worth seeing.
Map
- Folded map "Cultural Route of the Vögte"