Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Radebeul, Germany

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 7.7 km
Ascend 288 m
Descend 357 m

Experience Radebeul in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Radebeul

Sight 1: Bilzburg

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Bilzburg DynaMoToR / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Jägerberg is a former vineyard property in the Oberlößnitz district of Radebeul in Saxony, at Augustusweg 110, the vineyards above belong to Wahnsdorf, named after the vineyard name. In 1895, the Jägerberg became part of the Bilz Sanatorium, and Eduard Bilz also lived there privately. The property is located in the historic vineyard landscape of Radebeul and in the Lößnitz landscape conservation area, it is a "unique country estate, [...] important in terms of architectural history, art and landscape design".

Wikipedia: Jägerberg (Radebeul) (DE)

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Blechburg

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The Blechburg is a ruinous, former observation tower with a viewing bastion at the northern end of the Jägerberg on Wahnsdorfer Flur in the town of Radebeul in Saxony. The ruin stands in the middle of a forest that has developed in recent decades on the edge of the slope at about 235 m above sea level above the Villa Jägerberg at Augustusweg 110, belonging to the district of Oberlößnitz. The villa at the foot of the steep slope stands at 170 m, and the road is at the height of 158 m above sea level.

Wikipedia: Blechburg (DE)

943 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Mäuseturm

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Mäuseturm unbekannt / PD-alt-100

The Mäuseturm, also known as the Bilzturm, is a now collapsed observation tower on the edge of the slope above Lössnitz Castle in Radebeul, Saxony, where it forms the border with Oberlößnitz. The vantage point – from the edge of the slope – was already completely overgrown in 2008.

Wikipedia: Mäuseturm (Radebeul) (DE)

620 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Haus in der Sonne

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The Haus in der Sonne, formerly also Friedrichsburg and Bergschlösschen, is a vineyard house built in 1770 in the Oberlößnitz district of the Saxon town of Radebeul. The country estate, which has been a listed building since 1939, is located at Weinbergstraße 44, within the Radebeul Historic Vineyard Landscape Monument Conservation Area.

Wikipedia: Haus in der Sonne (DE)

936 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 5: Haus Steinbach

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Haus Steinbach, also known as Lüttiches Haus, is a winery property in the Radebeul district of Oberlößnitz, at Bennostraße 41. The property, which has been a listed building since at least 1973, consists of an older winegrower's house along with two outbuildings and a somewhat younger country house-like villa in a park with old trees, plus a vineyard. The property is located on an old vineyard property below the Lößnitz steep slopes, immediately west of Haus Sorgenfrei. In the Dehio handbook of 1996, Haus Steinbach has its own paragraph.

Wikipedia: Haus Steinbach (DE), Website

1080 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 6: Spitzhaus

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Spitzhaus

The Spitzhaus is a former summer house in the Saxon town of Radebeul. The building, which can be seen from afar, is located on the edge of the slope of the Elbe valley basin above the Hoflößnitz in the Oberlößnitz district.

Wikipedia: Spitzhaus (DE), Website

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Birkenhof

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The Birkenhof, a villa estate on a former vineyard property in the Oberlößnitz, is located at Spitzhausstraße 28 in the Saxon town of Radebeul, separated from the Spitzhaus only by a bend in the road. The building, which was built in 1910, and the property were extensively redesigned in the 1920s by the Chemnitz architect and building councillor Friedrich Wagner-Poltrock.

Wikipedia: Birkenhof (Radebeul) (DE)

290 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Bismarckturm Radebeul

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Bismarckturm Radebeul

The Bismarck Tower in Radebeul, also known as the Bismarck Column, is one of about 145 Bismarck towers still existing in Germany in honor of Prince Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898). The Radebeul Tower was designed by Wilhelm Kreis as an individual design, built by master builder Alfred Große from Kötzschenbroda and inaugurated on 2 September 1907. It has a height of 18 meters.

Wikipedia: Bismarckturm (Radebeul) (DE)

315 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Spitzhaustreppe

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The Spitzhaustreppe is located in the Saxon town of Radebeul. It connects the Hoflößnitz winery with the Spitzhaus or the Bismarck Tower. The climb, including the shell pavilion at the top, is a listed building. The staircase is located in the historic vineyard landscape of Radebeul and is part of the monument preservation group as well as the listed vineyard landscape of the Hoflößnitz.

Wikipedia: Spitzhaustreppe (DE)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Berg- und Lusthaus Hoflößnitz

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Berg- und Lusthaus Hoflößnitz

The Berg- und Lusthaus Hoflößnitz in Radebeul-Oberlößnitz is the main building of the former electoral or royal Saxon winery, now the municipal Hoflößnitz.

Wikipedia: Berg- und Lusthaus Hoflößnitz (DE)

701 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: Landesbühnen Sachsen

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Landesbühnen Sachsen Enrico Stirl a.k.a. Germaneon / CC BY 2.5

Landesbühnen Sachsen GmbH is Germany's second largest travelling theatre with its headquarters in Radebeul near Dresden. Since 1 October 2011, its artistic director has been Manuel Schöbel,

Wikipedia: Landesbühnen Sachsen (DE)

793 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 12: Kirche Christus König

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The Church of Christ the King is located at Borstraße 11 in the Niederlößnitz district of the Saxon town of Radebeul. The Catholic church is an extraordinary building with an equilateral, triangular floor plan and glass walls. The church, designed by the architects Günter Behnisch and Gerald Staib, was consecrated on 25 November 2001.

Wikipedia: Kirche Christus König (Radebeul) (DE)

1461 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 13: Friedenskirche

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The Friedenskirche zu Radebeul, formerly Kirche zu Kötzschenbroda, is an Evangelical Lutheran church on the Anger of Altkötzschenbroda in Radebeul-West, Saxony. On 27 August 1645, the armistice of Kötzschenbroda was concluded between the Saxon Elector Johann Georg I and the Swedish general Lennart Torstensson under the host pastor Augustin Prescher in the adjoining vicarage, which ended the Thirty Years' War for Saxony. In 2012, the Saxon State Agency for Civic Education awarded the church together with the Karl Preusker Library in Großenhain as Political Places in Saxony.

Wikipedia: Friedenskirche zu Radebeul (DE), Website

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