Little Monk Tour - Discovery Tour

Embark on the trail of the old monks of Neuzelle Monastery not only by visiting the actual monastery grounds, as the monks acquired a variety of places throughout their existence. Start your bike tour on the Oder-Neiße Cycle Path with the Small Monk Tour, which first leads to Ratzdorf. The village is located at the confluence of the Oder and Neiße rivers and was first mentioned after being sold to the Neuzelle monks. For a long time, shipping shaped life here. Ratzdorf was a major transshipment point in Lower Lusatia. The landmark of the village is the gauge house, which in 1997 during the centennial flood recorded a record level of 6.88 meters. Coschen, Breslack, Wellmitz, and Schwerzko were also part of the possessions of Neuzelle Monastery. In Coschen, the new bridge Neißewelle now connects Brandenburg with Poland. The most famous abbot of the monastery, Martinus Graff, was born in Wellmitz. In the old cemetery of the church square, four penance crosses stand as evidence of past jurisdiction, which are rarely found in this region. All the villages along the cycle path have diverse connections to the monastery. You should take a break to discover them. Length: 39 km Start / Finish: Neuzelle Logo / Route markers: No information Arrival / Departure: From Berlin Ostkreuz with the S3 to Erkner. From here, continue with the RE1 to Frankfurt (Oder) and then with the RB11 (Cottbus) to Neuzelle (approx. 1.5 h) Route: Neuzelle, Ratzdorf, Coschen, Breslack, Streichwitz, Schwerzko, Neuzelle Points of Interest: Neuzelle: Monastery, Monastery Brewery, Baroque Garden, Evangelical Parish Church of the Holy Cross, Museum Heavenly Theater Ratzdorf: Parish Church Schwerzko Mill Combination options: Monk Tour Oder-Spree Tour Oder-Neiße Cycle Path Road condition / Route development: Maps / Literature: Seenland Oder-Spree Südteil: Bicycle and Adventure Map for the Oder-Spree District, 1:75,000, Pietruska Verlag, Edition: 2 (May 3, 2010), ISBN-13: 978-3934895768, 6.90 Euros