Senftenberg

Senftenberg (Sorbian: Zły Komorow) is a city of 24,000 people (2019) in Brandenburg right on the border with Saxony. Perhaps the most interesting feature is nearby "Lake Senftenberg" (Senftenberger See), a flooded former open-pit lignite mine which has been used for recreation and tourism since the 1970s.

Understand

The town sits in the middle of the Lusatian Lake District, a collection of lakes created from the flooding of former open-cast lignite mines.

Get in

By train

Bahnhof Senftenberg, 51.5267°, 14.0036°.
Sedlitz Ost, 51.5535571°, 14.0553849°.

Get around

By boat

Stadthafen Senftenberg, 51.512399°, 14.006951°. A marina for private boats to cruise around Lake Senftenberg and connected lakes of the Lusatian Lake District also served by a few public passenger boats operated by Reederei M. Löwa.

See

Festung Senftenberg (Senftenberg Castle and Fortress, Art collection Lausitz), Schlossstraße, 51.5164°, 14.0067°, +49 3573 870 2400. Tu-F 12:00-17:00, Sa Su 10:30-17:30. The castle is a three-wing complex from the Renaissance. The museum offers the exhibition "Stadt-Land-Industrie" and the "Kunstsammlung Lausitz" - an exciting experience on Lusatia. Adult €6; student, disabled, youth over 16 €4.50; pensioner €5.50; child up to the age of 16 free 2020-11-29
Rostiger Nagel, 51.52725°, 14.099054°. A lookout tower. 2020-11-29

Do

Wendische Kirche, 51.5199°, 14.0061°. In addition to being used as a church, it also hosts all number of "secular" events. Wendisch is an old German term indicating speakers of Slavic languages and there are once again occasional services in Sorbian after the last such service was held in 1880. 2020-11-29
Senftenberger See (Sorbian: Złykomorojski jazor), 51.5°, 14.016667°. Flooding of the former open pit lignite mine began in 1967 and ended in 1972. Since then, this lake has been used for recreation and there are (as usual for East Germany) a bunch of "textile-less" beaches as well as "normal" ones. 2020-11-29
Neue Bühne Senftenberg, 51.5243°, 14.0061°. The local theatre. 2020-11-29
Geierswalder See (Lejnjanski jězor), 51.5°, 14.1°. 2020-11-29
Sedlitzer See (Sedlišćański jazor), 51.5454°, 14.0983°. 2020-11-29
Sornoer Kanal, 51.52623°, 14.10267°. A long canal linking Geierswalder See and Sedlitzer See. 2020-11-29
Partwitzer See (Parcowski jězor), 51.5244°, 14.1428°. 2020-11-29
Rosendorfer Kanal, 51.54266°, 14.12461°. A long canal linking Partiwtzer See and Sedlitzer See. 2020-11-29
Großräschener See (Rański jazor), 51.562039°, 14.036647°. 2020-11-29
Ilse-Kanal, 51.56093°, 14.06679°. A long canal linking Großräschener See and Sedlitzer See. 2020-11-29
Barbara-Kanal, 51.5217°, 14.1225°. A canal linking Geierswalder See and Partwitzer See. 2020-11-29
Koschener Kanal, 51.499145°, 14.074517°. A long canal linking Senftenberger See and Geierswalder See. 2020-12-01

Buy

Eat

Himalaya, Steindammstraße 5a, 51.51936°, 14.00746°, +49 3573 147031. Tu-Su 11:00-14:00, 17:00-23:00; M 17:00-23:00. Indian restaurant.
Restaurant Olympia, Bahnhofstraße 42, 51.52463°, 14.00286°, +49 3573 798154, info@griechisches-restaurant-olympia.de. Daily 11:30 – 14:30, 17:30 – 23:30. Greek cuisine.
Gaststätte Kumpelklause, Otto-Nuschke-Straße 4, 51.51522°, 13.98287°, +49 3573 61449, info@kumpelklause-senftenberg.de. Home-style German cooking.
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Restaurant & Eiscafé "Pier 1", Steindamm 51, 51.51397°, 14.00560°, +49 3573 810630, info@piereins.com. Restaurant: M Tu 14:00-17:00, W-F 14:00-21:00, Sa 11:00-22:00, Su 11:00-21:00; Cafeteria: M–F 07:00 – 14:00. Large wine list. Temporarily closed due to COVID-19. 2020-12-07
Gaststätte Heimatruh, Elsterstraße 31, 51.50073°, 13.97855°, +49 3573 793990, lapstich@gaststaette-heimatruh.de. M Tu 14:00-157:00, W-F 14:00-21:00, Sa 11:00-22:00, Su 11:00-21:00. Temporarily closed due to COVID-19.

Drink

Sleep

Camping

Komfortcamping Senftenberger See, Am Senftenberger See 10, 51.49942°, 13.98293°, +49 03573 800500.

Budget

Pension Kiebeler, Dorfstr. 7, 51.49044°, 13.95402°, +49 3573 63098, kontakt@pension-kiebeler.de. from €40

Midrange

Hotel Pension „Mandy“ Senftenberg, Kreuzstr. 27, 51.51978°, 14.00221°, +49 3573-790058. Daily 07:00-18:00. from €40 single, €50 double
Strandhotel Senftenberger See, Am See 3, 51.51235°, 14.01648°, +49 3573-800400. from €52 single, €68 double
Hotel Kronprinz, Ernst-Thälmann Straße 44, 51.51942°, 14.00087°, +49 3573 808845. Restaurant 11:30 – 00:00. Onsite beer garden, and restaurant serving Italian food. single from €40, double from €55

Splurge

Hotel LéonWood, Steindamm 26, 51.51431°, 14.00644°, +49 3573 36300-0, info@hotel-lido-senftenberg.de. Restaurant Lido: M–F 17:00 – 23:00, Sa 11:00 – 23:00, Sa 11:00 – 22:00. Europe's largest log house. single from €69, double from €110, suite from €139

Connect

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