Görlitz: Old Town Bridge
Few places in Saxony have a history as closely tied to the post-war division of Germany and Poland as Görlitz. Set on the Lusatian Neisse, the city faces Zgorzelec, the Polish town formed from Görlitz’s eastern districts when the river became the border in 1945. The Old Town Bridge joins the two banks as a pedestrian crossing, reinstating a historic connection severed at the end of the Second World War. Görlitz’s German-side old town is known for its tightly preserved streets of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Gründerzeit buildings; the Schönhof, a Renaissance merchant’s house, is among its notable monuments. Together, the bridge and riverside townscape make the border a lived part of the city rather than a distant line.
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Görlitz sits on the Lusatian Neisse in Saxony, Germany, where the river forms the border with Poland. Across the water lies Zgorzelec, the Polish city created when the former German city was divided after the Second World War. Görlitz’s compact historic centre retains streets and squares shaped by Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and 19th-century architecture, including the Gothic St Peter and Paul Church beside the river. Its carefully preserved façades have made the city a frequent filming location, while the cross-border setting gives everyday walks a distinctly Central European context. Continue with other webcams from Saxony and the Lusatian Neisse borderland to see how this part of eastern Germany connects regionally.
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