Welcome to the sundial village Taubenheim/Spree located in the beautiful Upper Lusatia.
The municipality of Sohland a.d. Spree consists of three villages closely connected.
A special feature in this connection is the village of Taubenheim/Spree. It is the sundial village of Upper Lusatia.
Currently, 53 wonderful - historic and modern - sundials can be experienced.
These sundials served in earlier times as timekeepers, showing the exact local time based on shadow-casting rods on the dials, and still do today.
On house walls, gables, and in gardens in various variants, shapes, and colors, the sundials provide information about the former inhabitants of the houses and tell small stories. Twelve of these sundials were lovingly created and restored by the local graphic artist Martin Hölzel, who is also called the "father of the sundials." Martin Hölzel lived from 1908 to 1994. He was the preserver and promoter of the tradition of sundials and creator of many new clocks in Taubenheim.
The path can be explored individually, by registration with a guided tour or even in a slideshow. On foot or by bike, every one of the alternative timekeepers can be reached; there are a few restrictions for cars.
The sundials naturally work best when the sun allows reading the time.
