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Lower Lusatia
Spree-Neiße
Peitz

Peitz Fortress Tower – Town Hall loop from Peitz - Picnjo

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Lower Lusatia
Spree-Neiße
Peitz

Peitz Fortress Tower – Town Hall loop from Peitz - Picnjo

Easy

5

hikers

Peitz Fortress Tower – Town Hall loop from Peitz - Picnjo

01:16

5.06km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Waypoints

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1.14 km

Malxe-Neiße Canal

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The Malxe (Lower Sorbian Małksa) is originally an approximately 45-kilometer-long river in the Lower Lusatia, whose upper reaches in the 1980s was separated from the lower reaches by the Jänschwalde …

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2

2.15 km

At the fortress tower are 9 information boards (as of April 2019), where the history of the city Peitz is described in detail. Here only 3 panels.

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3

2.21 km

Peitz Fortress Tower

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In Peitz, there was a castle complex that dates back to the 13th century. In the mid-16th century, Johann V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Neumark, commissioned the conversion of the castle complex …

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2.29 km

Former district jail, Peitz

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After the Seven Years War on the orders of Frederick II. It had 8 cells and a rinsing cell. The bailiff also lived in the house.

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5

2.41 km

The former fortress command center is located on the market, opposite the church.

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6

2.45 km

Protestant Parish Church, Peitz

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In 1854, the foundation stone of today's parish church was laid on the former parade ground of the fortress, and in the interior one of the largest organs in Brandenburg.

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2.49 km

Town Hall

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Erected in the years 1805/06, 1863 Design of the east gable in the form of the Tudor Gothic; Seat of the tourist office

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2.77 km

Malzhaus Bastion Peitz

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Built in the middle of the 16th century as part of the fortress. Due to the several meters thick walls, it was indestructible. The cellar-like casemates contained the city's malting …

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5.06 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.67 km

1.38 km

488 m

415 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.01 km

1.23 km

1.13 km

596 m

< 100 m

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