Crostwitz: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Crostwitz is described as a place where the Sorbian language and Catholic religious culture remain visible through bilingual signs, wayside crosses, and the everyday use of Sorbian.

Pilgrimage Routes and Culture

The Ecumenical Pilgrimage Route, part of the Via Regia and the Way of St. James, passes through Crostwitz on the 20.5 km stage between Bautzen and St. Marienstern.

Crostwitz is associated with a Sorbian Easter horse-riding procession held on Easter Sunday. The procession travels between Crostwitz and Panschwitz-Kuckau via the surrounding villages.

History

Crostwitz has a historical walking tour about the character of the Sorbian village. It covers its history as well as its cultural, religious, and social life. The route is approximately 1 km long, takes about 90 minutes, and can be conducted in German and/or Sorbian.

Cycling Route

The KRABAT cycling route runs from Crostwitz via the Old Brick Barn to St. Marienstern Abbey in Panschwitz-Kuckau, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1248.

Surroundings

In the vicinity of Crostwitz, the abbey church of Marienstern Abbey is located in Panschwitz-Kuckau. Also nearby are the Church of St. Simon and Jude in Crostwitz, Falkenberg, and Wetro TP.

Ortenburg and Mill Gate are located in the surrounding area of Crostwitz. Windmühlenberg and Steinberg are also located in the surrounding area of Crostwitz.

Those who would like to rent a holiday apartment in Crostwitz can continue their accommodation search afterwards.

Other places: Laußnitz, Panschwitz-Kuckau, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Neschwitz, Königsbrück, Großnaundorf, Malschwitz, Göda

To the higher-level travel overview: Bautzen District.