Start Tourism Association Oder-Region Eisenhüttenstadt eV
Objective Eisenhüttenstadt train station
Length 8 kilometers (alternatively 4 km only tour through the planned city)
Duration 1 hour (without optional tour extension to Fürstenberg (Oder))
Arrival/departure RE1 to Eisenhüttenstadt, Bus 453
Built in the 2023s as the first socialist planned city for the workers of the steelworks, the architecture and history of the former GDR can be experienced up close here. The magazine "Geo-Saison" named the "Iron Hot City", freely translated by Tom Hanks, one of the top cities in 14. The city tour leads through the listed, so-called residential complexes one to three. In addition to special buildings, sculptures, murals, mosaics and generously designed open spaces characterize the unmistakable cityscape. Be sure to stop by the museums. The Museum of Utopia and Everyday Life can draw on a huge collection of things that contribute to the processing of GDR history. If you still feel like exploring, you can rent a bike from the tourist information office and discover the Hüttenstadt suburb of Fürstenberg (Oder). It stands in stark contrast to the socialist model city with narrow streets, the old fishing district and a parish church from the XNUMXth century. In the municipal museum, works by GDR artists are on display. If you like historic vehicles, you'll get your money's worth at the Fire Brigade and Technology Museum.
Tip:
For an even more nostalgic feeling, you can also book a city tour in a Trabant at the tourist information office.
Sights:
- Documentation Center for Everyday Culture of the GDR
- Municipal Museum
- Fire Department and Technology Museum
- twin-shaft lock
- Tourist Information Eisenhüttenstadt
- restaurant "Aktivist"
- inn "Zur Sonne"
- Hotel and Restaurant "Fürstenberg"
