Zittau - Bertsdorf - Kurort Oybin /
Kurort Jonsdorf

Experiences at the only junction

With its home station of Zittau, the narrow-gauge railroad Zittau – Oybin/Jonsdorf is not only the easternmost of the narrow-gauge railroads of Saxony but also the only one that extends on its narrow tracks into the smallest mountain range of Germany. The steam railroad has been traveling into the Zittau Mountains since 1890. The unusual aspect of the line is the three terminuses. Starting at Zittau Central, the train first stops at Bertsdorf with the only narrow-gauge junction in Saxony, taking the passengers to either of the spa towns of Oybin and Jonsdorf. The narrow-gauge railroad used to be nicknamed ‘Zug ohne jegliche Eile’, which means ‘Train without any hurry’. The speed of 16 mph allows the passengers enough time to enjoy the beautiful countryside of the Upper Lusatian hills and the Zittau Mountains.

Sideline attractions

• Jonsdorf, a paradise for hikers with its recreation and ice sports hall, the open-air stage, mountain spa and nature trail

• the spa town of Oybin and its unsual beehive-shaped mountain with the mystical ruins of the old Celestine monastery and the castle museum

• view of the ‘Devil’s Mill

• the recreational area of Olbersdorf Lake

• the wonderful old town of Zittau in the triangle where the three countries of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic meet, with the unique Great Zittau Lenten Veil of 1472 in the Church of the Holy Cross and the Little Zittau Lenten Veil in the Town Museum

• the narrow-gauge railroad museum and the historical mountain church, known as the ‘little wedding church’