Discover Hoyerswerda

The Tourist Information Office provides a useful starting point for planning a trip to Hoyerswerda: it supplies maps and guides and helps visitors plan their stay. The history of technology and a variety of tour themes offer further perspectives. Consider whether you are mainly looking for orientation and organised activities, or whether you would also like to explore cycling and cultural themes across the wider Bautzen district destination.

Discover the history of technology

The ZCOM Zuse Computer Museum traces the development of information technology in the 20th century. The focus is on Konrad Zuse’s programmable calculating machines; original documents, artworks and punched-card machines add to this focus. Technical exhibits are thus presented alongside historical documents and artistic works. Individual displays may be updated, so the themes mentioned provide an overview of the collection’s focus, not a list of every exhibit on view during a particular visit.

Orientation and tour planning

The Tourist Information Office in Hoyerswerda has a step-free entrance. It offers visitor-planning support, maps and guides, organises city tours and has packages for cycling tours. If you would like to include these services in your plans, check their current availability before travelling, as visitor services may change.

The Tourist Information Office is about a 17-minute walk from Hoyerswerda railway station. You can take city bus route 1 from the bus station to the Zoo stop. Buses serving the central office also stop near Zoo and Markt. Check the approximate walking time and public transport connections again before your trip.

Cycling and cultural themes in the Bautzen district

The wider Bautzen district destination features descriptions of various regional routes. The Bautzen North Tour is a 43.1-kilometre cycle route from Bautzen via Quatitz, Großdubrau, Milkel, Klix and Malschwitz, returning to Bautzen. It passes through the heath and pond landscape and along the nature trail in Crosta. The Hills and Valleys Route is a regional loop through the West Lusatian Hills in Bautzen district. The Krabat Cycle Route is also a regional loop in Bautzen district and follows in the footsteps of Krabat, the legendary Sorbian hero.

The routes have different highlights: the North Tour has a clearly defined route and distance and passes through the heath and pond landscape; the Hills and Valleys Route and the Krabat Cycle Route showcase the West Lusatian Hills and the Krabat legend, respectively. The Central Germany Route is a long-distance cycle route from Zittau to Aachen; one section runs through the Upper Lusatian Highlands in Bautzen district. The Spree Cycle Route runs from its source in Upper Lusatia to Berlin; the section from Taubenheim to Zerre lies in Bautzen district. Culture is also part of this regional picture: Schirgiswalde and Wittichenau are the strongholds of Upper Lusatian carnival in Bautzen district.

Find accommodation to suit your travel plans

When looking for accommodation in Hoyerswerda, it helps to decide first what you want to focus on during your stay. The Tourist Information Office can help with orientation and with organising city and cycling tours; the cycle routes and carnival mentioned here are regional themes within the wider Bautzen district destination.

Discover more destinations

Discover more destinations: Steina, Frankenthal, Hochkirch, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Sohland an der Spree, Großnaundorf, Cunewalde, Schwepnitz.

Go to the overview of the wider destination: Bautzen district.