Senftenberg (Sorbian: Zły Komorow) 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. 

Get around

By boat

• 3 Stadthafen Senftenberg.  

See

• 1 Festung Senftenberg. Also hosting a museum. (updated Nov 2020)
• 2 Rostiger Nagel. A lookout tower. (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 (Parcowski jězor). (updated Nov 2020)
• 8 Rosendorfer Kanal. A 440 m (1,440 ft) long canal linking Partiwtzer See and Sedlitzer See. (updated Nov 2020)
• 9 Großräschener See (Rański jazor). (updated Nov 2020)
• 10 Ilse-Kanal. A 1,197 m (3,927 ft) long canal linking Großräschener See and Sedlitzer See. (updated Nov 2020)
• 11 Barbara-Kanal. A 1,150 m (3,770 ft) canal linking Geierswalder See and Partwitzer See. (updated Nov 2020)

Eat

• 1 Himalaya, Steindammstraße 5a, 01968 Senftenberg, ☏ +49 3573 147031. Tu-Su: 11-14 & 17-23 Mo: 17-23. 

• 2 Restaurant Olympia, Bahnhofstraße 42, 01968 Senftenberg, ☏ +49 3573 798154, info@griechisches-restaurant-olympia.de. Daily 11.30 – 14.30 + 17.30 – 23.30. 

• 3 Gaststätte Kumpelklause, Otto-Nuschke-Straße 4, 01968 Senftenberg, ☏ +49 3573 61449, fax: +49 3573 61462, info@kumpelklause-senftenberg.de. 

• 4 Niemtscher Mühle, Dorfstrasse 12, 01968 Seftenberg OT Niemtsch, ☏ +49 3573 661026, fax: +49 3573 661026. Tu – Su 11.30 – 16.00 closed Mo + Th. 

• 5 Restaurant & Eiscafé "Pier 1", Steindamm 51, 01968 Senftenberg, ☏ +49 3573 810630, fax: +49 3573 658767, info@piereins.com. Restaurant: Mo + Di sind Ruhetage, Mi – Fr 14.00 – 22.00 Uhr, Sa + Feiertags 11.30 – 22.00 Uhr, So 11.30 – 21.00 Uhr; Cafeteria: Mo – Fr 7.00 – 14.00 Uhr. 

• 6 Gaststätte Heimatruh, Elsterstraße 31, 01968 Senftenberg, ☏ +49 3573 793990, lapstich@gaststaette-heimatruh.de. Mo + Di sind Ruhetage, Mi,Do + Sa 15.00 – 21.00 Uhr, Fr 15.00 – 22.00 Uhr, So 10.00 – 21.00 Uhr.. 

Sleep

Camping

• 1 Komfortcamping Senftenberger See, Am Senftenberger See 10, 01968 Senftenberg, ☏ +49 03573 800500. 

Budget

• 2 Pension Kiebeler, Dorfstr. 7, 01968 Senftenberg OT Niemtsch, ☏ +49 3573 63098, fax: +49 3573 662606, kontakt@pension-kiebeler.de. from 40 €. 

Midrange

• 3 Hotel Pension „Mandy“ Senftenberg, Kreuzstr. 27, 01968 Senftenberg, ☏ +49 3573-790058. daily 07:00-18:00. from € 40,00/50,00 (s/d). 

• 4 Strandhotel Senftenberger See, Am See 3, 01968 Senftenberg, ☏ +49 3573-800400. from 52,00/68,00 € (s/d). 

• 5 Hotel Kronprinz, Ernst-Thälmann Straße 44, 01968 Senftenberg, ☏ +49 3573 808845. Restaurant 11:30 – 0:00. Onsite restaurant serving Italian food. single from 40 €, double from 55 €. 

Splurge

• 6 Hotel LéonWood, Steindamm 26, 01968 Senftenberg, ☏ +49 3573 36300-0, fax: +49 3573 36300-333, info@hotel-lido-senftenberg.de. Restaurant LIDO: Mo – Fr 17.00 – 23.00 Uhr, Sa 11.00 – 23.00 Uhr, So 11.00 – 22.00 Uhr. single from 69 €, double from 110 €, Suite from 139 €.