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Kaisertrutz, Görlitz Collections for History and Culture (Görlitzer Sammlungen für Geschichte und Kultur), Görlitz

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Görlitz Kaisertrutz with cultural history museum
Photo: Philipp Herfort, CC0, Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH

The Kaisertrutz was built between 1490 and 1520 as the bastion of the Reichenbach Gate. At that time, it was a new type of fortification intended to protect the access of the trade route Via Regia to Görlitz.

During the Thirty Years' War, Swedish troops settled in the building and the imperial soldiers besieged it without success. Since then, the building has been known as the ‘Kaisertrutz’. In later centuries, it fulfilled various other functions, for example as the headquarters of the Görlitz city guard. Since 1932, the Kaisertrutz has been the exhibition building for the Görlitz collections. With its five floors, it offers a total exhibition area of around 2,500 square metres. Three floors house permanent exhibitions on the city and regional history, while one floor is home to the ‘Gallery of Modern Art’. A further floor serves as a special exhibition area.

This point is also a stop on our audio guide.

Opening times

Closed today

Tuesday	10:00–17:00
Wednesday	10:00–17:00
Thursday	10:00–17:00
Friday	10:00–18:00
Saturday	10:00–18:00
Sunday	10:00–18:00

Current opening hours: https://www.goerlitzer-sammlungen.de/khm/kaisertrutz/

Price:

You can find the current admission charges at: https://www.goerlitzer-sammlungen.de/de/English.html

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Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH

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Public transport

Take tram line 1 or 2 to get to the Kaisertrutz. The nearest stop is at Demianiplatz. For more information, visit: https://www.goerlitztakt.de/en/

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Kaisertrutz, Görlitz Collections for History and Culture (Görlitzer Sammlungen für Geschichte und Kultur), Görlitz

Directions

You can find current information on how to get to Görlitz at: https://www.visit-goerlitz.com/Arrival.html

Parking

There are plenty of parking spaces on Obermarkt, in Elisabeth-Straße or in the CityCenter multi-storey car park.

Coordinates

51.154629, 14.984767

DMS

51°09'16.7"N 14°59'05.2"E

UTM

33U 498934 5667020

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