Zittau & Great Zittau Lenten Veil
Zittau / Großes Zittauer Fastentuch
Zittau, a small town where three countries meet, treasures a giant Great Lenten Veil from 1472, displayed at the Holy Cross Church Museum.
Zittau sits where Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic meet. The old town has a town hall, a market fountain and several churches. The town's prize treasure is the 1472 Great Zittau Lenten Veil, about 56 square meters in size, with 90 panels that tell biblical stories. It is one of the largest and oldest of its kind and now hangs in the Holy Cross Church Museum. Smaller veils are shown at the Museum of Cultural History. Closed on Mondays. It is often paired with the narrow-gauge railway and Oybin.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun about 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Zittau Narrow Gauge Railway
- Oybin Castle and Monastery
- Herrnhut
- St. Marienthal Abbey
- Löbau Cast Iron Tower
- Lake Berzdorf
- Landeskrone
- Görlitz Zoo