Eisenhüttenstadt

Eisenhüttenstadt was originally founded as Stalinstadt in the 1950s in the east of the then-GDR, to house the employees of an iron works (Eisenhütte) nearby. As Stalin or rather the personal cult geared towards him fell out of favor after Khrushchev took over in Moscow, Stalinstadt was united with the pre-existing city of Fürstenberg to form a new municipality under the de-Stalinized name of "Eisenhüttenstadt". While the town has had the same problems after 1990 as most towns of its size in the former east (unemployment, young people moving out, low birth rates, to name a few), its rather unique history and architecture make it a somewhat "undiscovered" destination for tourism. While the name may be somewhat confusing if you don't speak German, it simply means Iron Hut City and locals often shorten it to "Hütte" in daily conversation.

By plane

• Flugplatz EisenhüttenstadtA general aviation airfield

The closest international airports are in Berlin: Tegel TXL and Schönefeld SXF. They will at some point be replaced by a new international airport at the site where Schönefeld now is BER (also valid for the whole city of Berlin).

By train

• Bahnhof Eisenhüttenstadt

Eisenhüttenstadt is served by regional trains only. If you are already in Brandenburg, a Länder-Ticket may be a good idea. There are direct trains from Berlin, Frankfurt an der Oder and Cottbus.

By car

From the A12 about 28 km south of Frankfurt an der Oder.

The Stalinist architecture is a major draw for travelers and in fact many buildings are protected due to their historic and architectural value.

• Jesu Christi Der Heiligen der letzten Tage

  phone: +49 3364 769192
  address: Lindenplatz 1
  Church.

• Soviet memorial

  address: Platz des Gedenkens
  For 4109 prisoners of war.

• Memorial stone in Jewish cemetery

  address: Kirchhofweg
  For a murdered Jewish family from Fürstenberg.

• Memorial plaque

  address: Königstraße 61
  For shot Jewish couple.

• Gasometer des EKO-Stahlwerks

• Alltagskultur DDR museum

  phone: +49 3364 417355
  address: Erich-Weinert-Allee 3

• Museum Eisenhüttenstadt

  phone: +49 3364 2146
  address: Löwenstraße 4

• Feuerwehrmuseum

  phone: +49 336 28243
  address: Heinrich-Pritzsche-Straße 26

• Restaurant Vier Jahreszeiten

  phone: +49 3364 7 705 705
  address: Bahnhofstraße 81

• Hotel Fürstenberg

  phone: +49 3364 75440
  address: Gubener Str. 12

• The town is right at the border with Poland
• Cottbus
• Frankfurt an der Oder
• If you haven't been to Berlin already, it is about 1:30 hr by train.