Industrial culture & natural idyll in Lusatia on the lake

Everyone knows the Spreewald. Dresden, too. But Lower Lusatia, right in between, is still largely undiscovered territory. Lignite was mined here from the middle of the 19th century. This ended in 1992. The open pit mine was closed, and the remaining holes were flooded. Today, there are no more mines, but an idyllic lake landscape.

The F60 conveyor bridge remains standing. At 502 meters long, 204 meters wide and 80 meters high, it is a giant of industrial culture. Today, F60 is a visitor mine that you can explore on a guided tour. Of course, you can also climb around on the huge conveyor bridge. Your California or VW motorhome is parked on the spacious grounds of the visitor mine, away from visitors in front of the backdrop of the largest moving working machine in the world.

The F60 conveyor bridge is also called "the lying Eiffel Tower." Even when this tower is lying down, it can be seen from afar and tells of the past.

The present, on the other hand, is quiet and idyllic. You stand at the edge of the forest and instead of loud mining you hear quiet birdsong and see the Bergheider Lake. It is only a short walk to the beach of the lake. Extensive forests and many lakes characterize the landscape today, which you can get to know on foot, by bike or on the water.