Schanze
Schanze is a forest in Ostritz, Görlitz, Saxony. Schanze is situated nearby to the locality Abteihöfel, as well as near the neighborhood St. Marienthal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Calvary and Marienthal Cistercian Nun Abbey.
Calvary
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
A calvary, also called calvary hill, Sacred Mount, or Sacred Mountain, is a type of Christian sacred place, built on the slopes of a hill, composed by a set of chapels, usually laid out in the form of a pilgrims' way.
Marienthal Cistercian Nun Abbey
Religious building
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Marienthal Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery in Saxon Upper Lusatia. The abbey is the oldest nunnery of the Cistercian Order in Germany to have maintained unbroken occupation of its house since its foundation.
Krzewina Zgorzelecka railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alfista33, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Krzewina Zgorzelecka, also Ostritz or simply Krzewina is a railway station near the village of Krzewina, Zgorzelec County, within the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Działoszyn and Bratków.
Działoszyn
Village
Photo: MIGORMCZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Działoszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech and German borders.
Bratków
Village
Bratków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located in a Polish salient between the Czech Republic and Germany.
Posada
Village
Photo: Szkolaikaplica, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Posada is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located in a Polish salient between the Czech Republic and Germany.
Schanze
- Type: Forest
- Location: Ostritz, Görlitz, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.0008° or 51° 0′ 3″ northLongitude
14.9151° or 14° 54′ 54″ eastOpen location code
9F3P2W28+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 25824157OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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