Knorrberg

Knorrberg is a forest in Bernstadt auf dem Eigen, Görlitz, Saxony. Knorrberg is situated nearby to the village Dittersbach auf dem Eigen, as well as near Kiesdorf auf dem Eigen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Calvary and Knorrberg.

Calvary

Park

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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.

Knorrberg

Peak

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Knorrberg is a peak.

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 Schönau-Berzdorf.

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.