Senftenberg is 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

• 1 Bahnhof Senftenberg.  

• 2 Sedlitz Ost. 

See

• 1 Festung Senftenberg. Also hosting a museum. (updated Nov 2020)

Do

• 1 Wendische Kirche. 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. (updated Nov 2020)
• 2 Senftenberger See (Sorbian: Złykomorojski jazor). 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. (updated Nov 2020)
• 3 Neue Bühne Senftenberg. The local theater. (updated Nov 2020)
• 4 Geierswalder See (Lejnjanski jězor). (updated Nov 2020)
• 5 Sedlitzer See (Sedlišćański jazor). (updated Nov 2020)
• 6 Sornoer Kanal. A 1,250 m (4,100 ft) long canal linking Geierswalder See and Sedlitzer See. (updated Nov 2020)
• 7 Partwitzer See. (updated Nov 2020)
• 8 Rosendorfer Kanal. A 440 m (1,440 ft) long canal linking Partiwtzer See and Sedlitzer See. (updated Nov 2020)