Bad Schmiedeberg: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Bad Schmiedeberg is located on the edge of the Dübener Heide Nature Park and close to the Elbe. Bad Schmiedeberg is the focal point when searching for a holiday apartment to rent. The town’s special features can be found in its nature, spa facilities and culture.

Culture and history

Martin Luther preached in Bad Schmiedeberg’s town church during a church and school visitation in 1528. Bad Schmiedeberg also provides access to the original Reformation sites in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

In Pretzsch there is a Renaissance palace built in 1574; the palace park was designed by Dresden architect Pöppelmann. The Pretzsch Local History Museum presents the history of Pretzsch and the Elbe Valley using historical exhibits. The Elbe Boatmen’s Church in Priesitz is described as the only surviving church of its kind and as a cultural gem of the region.

Nature and townscape

Marked hiking trails lead through the town forest and along lakes and floodplains. The 30-metre-high Kaiser Wilhelm Tower, with a restaurant, stands in the town forest. The spa promenade includes the Gartenträume spa park.

Spa and routes

Bad Schmiedeberg offers spa-related experiences with radon treatments, Kneipp water treatments and a graduation house at Schwanenteich pond on the spa grounds. Bad Schmiedeberg is associated with the Elbe Cycle Route and the Berlin–Leipzig Cycle Route. The Berlin–Leipzig Cycle Route passes the spa house, the foot-treading pool, the historic drinking temple, the graduation house, the spa park and the cyclists’ monument. Bus services are also associated with Vetter Verkehrsbetriebe.

Information

The spa and town information office provides information on transport connections, sights, excursions, events, cultural offerings and guided tours, and keeps information material about the town available.

For the higher-level travel overview: Wittenberg.

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