Vetschau/Spreewald can be explored through both its cultural history and its landscape: the Wendish-German Double Church combines a distinctive architectural design with cultural events. In the district of Raddusch, village history, moorland and tours on the water take centre stage.
Culture in Vetschau and Raddusch
The Wendish-German Double Church consists of two churches standing wall to wall and sharing a sacristy and bell tower. The building also serves as a cultural venue with a museum-like character, providing space for exhibitions, concerts and theatre performances. If you would like to combine your visit with an event, check the schedule for dates that match your travel plans.
In Raddusch, the local history museum is dedicated to village life around 1900. Its authentically furnished rooms provide a vivid setting for the exhibition. The traditional occupations featured include boatbuilding, blacksmithing, beekeeping, tailoring, shoemaking and farming. The museum thus complements the view of the Double Church’s architecture with a different perspective: everyday life and work in the village.
Raddusch: Biosphere Reserve, Moor and Water
The district of Raddusch is located in the Spreewald Biosphere Reserve. The Moor Nature Trail offers a special way to engage with the landscape: it leads through a nature reserve and explains different types of moorland, the flora and fauna, and how the moor was formed.
At 13.5 kilometres long, the Moor Nature Trail can be explored by bicycle or on foot. Its length is therefore also a factor when deciding between a cycling trip and exploring on foot. Possible starting points for the trail include the Raddusch Natural Harbour, Dubkow Mill and Boblitz. The stops and topics focus on nature; you can choose how to get around according to your travel plans.
Raddusch also provides a good starting point for cycling tours: cycle routes lead from there in every direction. The developed natural boat harbour is a departure point for boat trips into the Spreewald. The natural harbour also serves as a starting point for canoe tours and other excursions. If you would like to plan a specific trip, check the available tour options for your travel dates.
The wider Oberspreewald-Lausitz region
In the wider travel destination of Oberspreewald-Lausitz, there is more to choose from than individual routes and places. The district has hiking routes ranging from 4 to 32 kilometres. Cycling routes start at 40 kilometres; these include individual or guided multi-day tours with good places to stop and eat along the way. This information relates to planning on a larger scale than the specific routes in Raddusch.
More than 580 kilometres of signposted cycle routes connect the regions between the Spreewald and the Kmehlener Berge within the district. Beyond the region, routes lead from southern Brandenburg to Saxony and northern Brandenburg. This makes it possible to choose between exploring a single district and longer cycling trips with several stages.
The district’s landscape also has several different facets. In the south of Oberspreewald-Lausitz, the flooding of former open-cast mines is creating a landscape of more than 20 artificial lakes: the Lusatian Lake District. This regional perspective complements the moorland and Spreewald themes in Raddusch without replacing them.
Tailor your stay to your interests
Those who would like to include cycling will find routes in every direction in Raddusch; the wider district also offers longer cycling routes and multi-day tours.
Discover more destinations: Fleißdorf, Lübbenau/Spreewald, Laasow, Kroppen, Großkmehlen, Ruhland, Altdöbern, Schwarzheide.
See the wider travel overview: Oberspreewald-Lausitz.
