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Welcome to Bautzen

Bautzen is a city in eastern Saxony, Germany, and capital of the eponymous district. It is located on the Spree River. Asteroid 11580 Bautzen is named in honor of the city.
Bautzen is often regarded as the unofficial, but historical capital of Upper Lusatia, and it is the most important cultural center of the Sorbs, a Slavic minority.

Tourist attractions

There is something to see in Bautzen. Above all, it is renowned for its historical town centre with its skyline of medieval towers.
Sites of interest

  • The Reichenturm: One of the steepest leaning and still passable towers north of the Alps
  • Ortenburg Castle
  • The Old Waterworks: architectural monument and museum; landmark of Bautzen
  • Saint Peter's Cathedral: Eastern Germany's only historic interdenominational church edifice

There are four museums including the Stadtmuseum Bautzen (lit. the Bautzen city Museum) and the Sorbisches Museum, lit. the Sorbian Museum (Sorbian-Lusatian: Serbski muzej).