Zinzendorf Manor and Berthelsdorf estate are part of the officially described Herrnhut component. The new settlement was founded on land belonging to the Berthelsdorf estate.
Address, hours and access
- Address
- Herrnhuter Straße 17, 02747 Herrnhut OT Berthelsdorf · Source: zinzendorfschloss.de
- Opening hours
- From May: Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 14:00 to 17:00. Check the end of the season and guided tours with the Friends association. Source: zinzendorfschloss.de
- Admission
- Not stated, still to be verified.
- Access
- Step-free access, toilet and path features: still to be verified.
- Events to the end of the year
- Saturday 5 December 2026, 11:00: ‘Schöne-Keramik’ sales exhibition
Sunday 6 December 2026, 10:00: ‘Schöne-Keramik’ sales exhibition
Thursday 10 December 2026, 17:00: Stallweihnacht (Christmas in the stable)
Wednesday 30 December 2026, 18:00: Evening with Johannes Gärtner
Source: zinzendorfschloss.de - Contact
- Friends association, phone +49 35873 2536
- Region
- Herrnhut lies in Upper Lusatia (Oberlausitz), in the Görlitz district, Saxony. Berthelsdorf has been a district of the town since 2013.
- Who it suits
- World Heritage travellers who want to see where the settlement began; groups with a guided tour via the Friends association.
- 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
- 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 manor.
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.
Why Berthelsdorf is essential
The stories behind the manor: the first tree, a door with transatlantic reach and the rediscovered Daily Text door. Begin at the beginning →
The estate explains the relationship between Zinzendorf, landholding, the Moravian Church and the new settlement. The nomination describes a historic link via the Berthelsdorf allée, about 1.5 kilometres north-east of the centre. The OSM walking model from the Church Hall is about 1.79 km/24 minutes; relationship distance and route length are different data types.
Plan a visit
- Opening and guided visits are seasonal; check with the Friends association.
- Address: Herrnhuter Straße 17, 02747 Herrnhut-Berthelsdorf.
- For walking or cycling, consider the return route, traffic and weather.
- A nearby parking area is community-mapped, but visitor permission and designated spaces are not operator-confirmed.
- Step-free building access, toilet and route details remain data gaps.