Lusatian Lake District

Flooding ended in 1973, making this one of the "oldest" lakes in the region and already a popular bathing spot in GDR times (with the obligatory naturism (FKK) beaches to show for it).

Flooded and usable since 2006. It has a beach, restaurants, hotel and a marina.

Already flooded in the 1950s, this lake served as a "model" for subsequent development. Particularly lucky circumstances led to excellent water quality early on and a rich fauna of freshwater fish and waterfowl.

From 1918 to 1993 this heritage-listed building was a factory turning lignite into briquettes for home heating. Today it is a museum about the history of lignite and the region and how those two are indelibly intertwined.

This gargantuan industrial machine whose purpose it was to move the overburden out of the way to access the coal is sometimes nicknamed "Lusatian horizontal Eiffel tower" due to its impressive size and construction mostly from steel. While there were plans to dismantle it and sell it for scrap as it was no longer needed after the collapse of the GDR, cooler heads prevailed and turned it into an industrial heritage museum. School kids throughout Brandenburg have excursions to see this impressive machine and learn about the mining history of their state.

A gauge heritage railway. The expansion of the Nochten open pit mine led to part of the route being dismantled and replaced with a new route in 2017.

Built on top of part of the former open pit mine Meuro (filled up with overburden) this automotive racing circuit has held numerous motor sports events in addition to concerts and the likes. During important events, there is a bus-shuttle from nearby Senftenberg station.