Bornsträucher

Bornsträucher is a forest in Zittau, Görlitz, Saxony. Bornsträucher is situated nearby to the village Burkersdorf, as well as near Schlegel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knorrberg and Calvary.

Knorrberg

Peak

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Knorrberg is a peak.

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

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ostritz and Großhennersdorf.

Ostritz

Town

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Ostritz is a town in the district Görlitz, in Saxony, in eastern Germany. It is situated on the border with Poland, on the left bank of the Lusatian Neisse, 16 km south of Görlitz.

Großhennersdorf

Village

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Großhennersdorf is a village and a former municipality in Görlitz district, Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Herrnhut. The Bundesstraße 178 connects Großhennersdorf with Löbau and Zittau.