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Oberspreewald-Lausitz

Neupetershain

Former Welzow Train Station – View of the Open-Pit Mine loop from Neupetershain

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Germany

Brandenburg

Lower Lusatia

Oberspreewald-Lausitz

Neupetershain

Former Welzow Train Station – View of the Open-Pit Mine loop from Neupetershain

Moderate

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Former Welzow Train Station – View of the Open-Pit Mine loop from Neupetershain

03:00

11.8km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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Train Station

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254 m

Former Welzow Train Station

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The EXCURSIO Visitor Center in the old railway station Welzow is the starting point for jeep tours into the open pit.

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Viewpoint at the Welzow-Süd open-pit lignite mine

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Lookout with view over the open pit and display boards to geology, origin of the coal, function of the dismantling and to the renaturation

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5.76 km

View of the Open-Pit Mine

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Great view of the opencast mine

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5.80 km

View of Welzow-Süd Open-Cast Mine (Welzow City Viewpoint)

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The opencast mining in the Lower Lusatia have already fallen victim to several villages. For some it means relocation and for the others a job. If you have the opportunity …

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Meininger steam storage locomotive type C-f BASF 211

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On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Cottbus-Großenhain railway line, the Neupetershain model construction association received this steam storage locomotive as a gift from BASF Schwarzheide in 2020.

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11.2 km

Neupetershain Town Hall

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The department's cows are at home here

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11.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.16 km

3.99 km

2.31 km

207 m

Surfaces

7.41 km

3.59 km

315 m

249 m

Elevation

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Former Welzow Train Station – View of the Open-Pit Mine loop from Neupetershain

Neupetershain Train Station

Former Welzow Train Station

Welzow Fire Department

Viewpoint at the Welzow-Süd open-pit lignite mine

View of the Open-Pit Mine

View of Welzow-Süd Open-Cast Mine (Welzow City Viewpoint)

Meininger steam storage locomotive type C-f BASF 211

Neupetershain Town Hall

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