Discover Prettin: Church, memorial and local history

Prettin offers culture enthusiasts several distinct ways to explore history. At St. Mary's Church, you can encounter religious art and a history of preaching associated with Martin Luther and Melanchthon. The memorial at Lichtenburg Castle has a different focus: it commemorates the victims of National Socialism and displays material from the period of the concentration camps. The municipal museum is devoted to local and regional history, regional winegrowing, and bread and baking. This gives you a clear choice when planning your trip: church art, remembrance or regional themes, rather than a single, broadly defined cultural programme. Visiting options also differ: you can visit the church independently, while visits to the women's chambers are guided.

St. Mary's Church

The church is open for independent visits every day. Its historic furnishings include a double-shrine altar and a stone pulpit known as the Luther Pulpit. The church is also associated with sermons by Martin Luther and Melanchthon. The altar and pulpit offer tangible points of interest in its religious furnishings, while the history of preaching provides a different perspective on the same place. If you are interested in these different aspects, you can decide for yourself whether the objects or the sermons associated with the church will be the focus of your visit.

Remembrance at Lichtenburg Castle

The memorial at Lichtenburg Castle in Prettin commemorates the victims of National Socialism and displays material from the period of the concentration camps. It therefore has a distinct focus compared with the town church: remembrance is at its centre, while St. Mary's is characterised by its religious furnishings and history of preaching. This offers a separate perspective to consider alongside a visit to the church.

Local and regional history

The municipal museum covers local and regional history, regional winegrowing, and bread and baking. There are also guided visits to historic women's chambers featuring wall and ceiling paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries. For visitors interested in historic rooms, the women's chambers are a distinct attraction, and visits are guided. The combination of local history, winegrowing and baking makes the museum visit different from the church's religious furnishings and the memorial's focus on remembrance.

Getting there and finding accommodation

For visitors without a car or bicycle, AnrufbusFlex offers a public transport option to the memorial. The service can be booked in advance to the entrance of the Lichtenburg concentration camp; no fixed stop is required. Check the booking conditions before travelling, as operational details may change. When looking for accommodation in Prettin, it helps to decide first what the cultural focus of your trip will be. If the memorial is part of your itinerary and you are travelling without a car or bicycle, also consider the AnrufbusFlex option to the entrance.

For the overview of the wider area: Annaburg.