Herrnhut God's Acre and Hutberg form, with the straight route and its allée, one of the three World Heritage sectors, linked to the historic settlement centre.
Address, hours and access
- Address
- 02747 Herrnhut, on Hutberg above Comeniusstraße; street address still to be verified.
- Access
- Opening hours and access rules are not stated on the operator pages, still to be verified. Information: Congregation office, Zinzendorfplatz 4, phone +49 35873 2405. Source: herrnhut.ebu.de
- Admission
- Not stated, still to be verified.
- Path
- About 455 m and six minutes' walk from the Church Hall (OpenStreetMap model), uphill; gradient, surface and resting points not field-checked.
- Conduct
- Religious burial ground: keep to the paths, keep quiet, take photographs sparingly.
- Guided tours
- Long tour, 2 hours, Church Hall and God's Acre: 1 to 10 people 70 euros, each further person 5 euros. Short tour, 1 hour, Church Hall or God's Acre: 1 to 10 people 50 euros, each further person 3 euros. Booking via the visitor service request form. Source: herrnhut-entdecken.de
- Region
- Herrnhut lies in Upper Lusatia (Oberlausitz), in the Görlitz district, Saxony.
- Who it suits
- World Heritage travellers who want to read the planned settlement up to Hutberg; groups with a guided tour via the visitor service. The climb has not been checked for every visitor.
- Getting to Herrnhut
- Löbau (Sachs) railway station, about 11 km, direct bus connection by PlusBus 10 (ZVON). Herrnhut itself has had no passenger train service since 24 May 1998. A4 motorway, Weißenberg junction, about 30 km. Federal road B178 through Herrnhut. PlusBus 10 Löbau - Herrnhut - Zittau and TaktBus 67 towards Görlitz, stop Herrnhut Zinzendorfplatz. Timetable at ZVON.
- Parking
- No dedicated visitor car park is documented. Mapped in Herrnhut and Berthelsdorf:
Parking area near Zinzendorf Square (mapped): about 280 m walk to the Church Hall (model); name, capacity and fees still to be verified
Car park at the outdoor pool: 62 spaces according to OpenStreetMap; number of designated accessible spaces conflicting (2 or 4), still to be verified
Parking area at Berthelsdorf (mapped): about 365 m to the manor (model); permission still to be verified - Image
- AI visual concept, not a photograph of the real God's Acre.
As of 9 November 2026 for the opening hours of the tourist information, World Heritage information point, Moravian Stars visitor centre and manor, 6 September 2026 for the other addresses and arrival details, each read on the operators' websites. Please report changes via the imprint page.
What becomes visible
The story behind the place: why it is called God's Acre, why the stones lie flat and what happens at Easter dawn. Read the story →
Simple, flat grave slabs avoid monumental self-display. The order of the cemetery expresses a community in which equality also shaped burial culture. Biographical records and inscriptions additionally reflect mobility within the international Moravian network.
Plan respectfully
- The walking model from the Church Hall is about 455 m/6 minutes, but the route climbs towards Hutberg.
- Gradient by segment, surface, width, steps, resting points and an accessible alternative are not yet verified.
- Remain on paths and do not disturb worship or remembrance.
- Follow published photography rules and check current access with the operator.
- This demonstrator makes no blanket accessibility claim.