Herrnhut
Birthplace of the Moravian Church, a UNESCO World Heritage site and home of the Herrnhut star lanterns.
Herrnhut was founded in 1722 by Moravian Protestants who had fled persecution. It is the global centre of the Moravian Church, and in 2024 it was inscribed on the World Heritage List as Moravian Church Settlements. Highlights include the plain white church hall, the God's Acre cemetery, where flat gravestones are arranged on the principle of equality, the Hutberg observation tower, the Ethnological Museum, and star lantern workshops where you can watch the lanterns being made by hand. It is about 25 km from Görlitz, a half-hour trip by train or car.
Opening hours
Church hall open during the day; Star Lantern Workshop approx. 9:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Löbau Cast Iron Tower
- Zittau & Great Zittau Lenten Veil
- Zittau Narrow Gauge Railway
- Oybin Castle and Monastery
- St. Marienthal Abbey
- Landeskrone
- Lake Berzdorf
- Görlitz Zoo