Top 20 Natural Monuments around Neschwitz

Narrow, mostly tarred path along the Spree, which is dammed here. Occasional tree root bumps. And many opportunities to take a break on the bank.

The nearly 3,000-year-old ramparts of Ostro are enthroned on a spur above the Klosterwasser valley. It is undoubtedly the most imposing archaeological monument in Upper Lusatia. In the 7th century B.C. The settlement was first fortified by the Billendorfer group, the people of the final phase of the Lusatian culture. The enormous amount of material and effort that was used to build the wall testifies to the high level of organization in early society and is astounding. Many mysteries entwine around the impressive testimony. A look into the past that is worthwhile.

There is a path leading to the cliff. Attention danger of falling!

The Doberschauer Schanze (Upper Sorbian Dobrušanske hrodźišćo, also Skalenburg Dobruš) is an oval ring wall about 300 m south of Doberschau in Upper Lusatia over the 30 m high impact slope on the right bank of the Spree, which is only the remains of the former fortification. In addition to the Budusin (Bautzen) tribal fortress 4.5 km to the north-east, the Slavic rock castle Dobruš is one of the most important early historical finds in the Bautzen area. The Spree used to flow directly around the rocky steep slope and thus provided excellent protection from the river side. On the other side of the field, a mighty stone/earth circular wall and strong palisades protected the complex. This made Dobruš impregnably fortified around the year 1000. In 1006, King Heinrich II gave Meissen Abbey three castles in the Milzen district. The castle is mentioned for the first time in the deed of donation. The »Trebista« mentioned here cannot be localized with certainty. Historians interpret either Dobruša / Doberschau or Kleindrebnitz near Bischofswerda as Trebista and belonged to the first property of the Church of Meissen in this region. In 1223/1241, the narrow strip of land between Sebnitz and Doberschau, which was under the rule of the bishops of Meissen, is mentioned in the third section of the Oberlausitz border document. This was administered from Dobruš, but since the Burgward constitution was not as widely used in later Upper Lusatia as it was west of the Elbe, it was quickly forgotten. Source: Wikipedia

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The nearly 3,000-year-old ramparts of Ostro are enthroned on a spur above the Klosterwasser valley. It is undoubtedly the most imposing archaeological monument in Upper Lusatia. In the 7th century B.C. The settlement was fortified for the first time by the Billendorfer group, the people of the final phase of the Lusatian culture, with an enormous expenditure of material and strength. About 2000 years later, the spur was visited again and fortified during the Slavic settlement period. A mighty sectional wall with a ditch in front of it has since divided the spur into an upper and a lower castle. From the 12th century, a hilltop castle was built on the eastern wall as part of the German settlement in the East.

Belongs to the sun shrines of Upper Lusatia. At sunrise on the summer solstice, the sun shines through an opening in the stone. Project Hand of the Gods In the times when Christianity and paganism were still fighting each other for dominance in Lusatia, a pagan sorcerer lived in the place, who persecuted the Christians most bitterly. Any means of doing so was fine with him. – Late on a stormy, rainy night, a hiker knocked on his hut and asked for a lodging for the night with the greeting: “Praise be to Jesus Christ”. But the magician cried out: "Cursed be Jesus Christ!" and wanted to drive the stranger away with a stick. But he said: "You shall be a sign of how God punishes sinners!" and touched him with his staff. Then the hut disappeared along with the magician, and in its place stood that frog-like stone structure. (After Haupt, Book of Legends of Lusatia.)

In the middle of the forest near Nebelschütz/Miltitz there is a 5 m high rock. For more information see: https://www.quackensturm.de/anderegebirge/ostsaechsische-klettergebiete/683-miltitzer-frosch