Discover Lübz: City History and the Stars
Accommodation in Lübz
Lübz brings together two very different themes for a stay: the town’s history and views of the starry sky at the planetarium. The 37-metre-high observation tower known as the “Old Water Tower” is another special place to visit. If you’re looking for a holiday apartment in Lübz, you can consider whether the town’s history, astronomy or both will shape your stay.
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Town history at the museum and on a guided tour
The exhibition rooms of the town museum are located in the Amtsturm (administrative tower) and the historic Amtshaus (administrative building). The collection includes an ethnographic exhibition on the history of Eldenburg and Lübz’s development into a town. This means the focus is not just on a single place or building, but on the town’s history and development. It offers a tangible starting point for anyone who wants to learn about Lübz through its past.
A guided tour of Lübz’s town centre starts at the Amtsturm. This guided format offers a different focus from a museum visit: the collection is at the heart of the museum, while the tour focuses on the town centre. Lübz Tourist Information arranges guided town tours. If you’re interested in a tour, you can ask them about this offer.
Planetarium: stars on an eight-metre dome
Lübz has had a planetarium since 1980; an observatory was added in 1999. At the planetarium, a Carl Zeiss Jena ZKPI projector displays around 5,000 stars on a dome with a diameter of eight metres. The approximate number of stars and the dome’s diameter give the visit a tangible scale: the focus here is an artificially projected starry sky, not the museum’s ethnographic account of the town’s history.
Your interests can help you choose between these cultural themes. If you’re particularly interested in the history of Lübz and Eldenburg, the town museum offers a fitting focus. If you’d rather explore the stars and planetarium technology, you can consider visiting the planetarium. The observatory, added in 1999, is also part of the development of Lübz’s astronomy offering.
The Old Water Tower and finding your way around
The observation tower known as the “Old Water Tower” was built in 1913 and is 37 metres high. Its year of construction and height make it a destination in its own right, alongside the museum, guided town tour and planetarium. Anyone interested in buildings and their history can include the tower as another focus when exploring Lübz. Its well-known height can also be compared with the planetarium dome’s specific dimensions: the tower is 37 metres high, while the dome has a diameter of eight metres.
Lübz Tourist Information provides information about train and bus connections. It also sells cycling, hiking and fishing maps, as well as souvenirs, and arranges planetarium tours in addition to guided town tours. These different services may be useful when planning: if you’re considering a guided tour or planetarium tour, you can get information there about the tours on offer; if you’re interested in maps, it’s also a place to ask. Map sales are separate from the cultural offerings.
Other places at the same level: Granzin, Marnitz, Gallin-Kuppentin, Tessenow, Lutheran, Suckow, Passow, Gischow.
For the overarching travel overview: Amt Eldenburg Lübz.
