Travel Guide "Remembrance Connects Region Oder-Warta"

39 A h i stor i ca l ly common cultura l area A h i stor i ca l ly common cultura l area Durch Due to its location on a ford of the Spree, the town of Fürstenwalde developed into an important economic and trading centre from the 13 th cen- tury onwards. This is where a navi- gable connection to and from Berlin ended (or began). Until the construc- tion of the Finow Canal, the onward transport of goods to the Oder River was carried out overland from here. Fürstenwalde experienced a further boom after the town was appointed the seat of the bishopric of Lebus in the 14 th century. In 1385 , along with the cities of Brandenburg an der Havel and Havelberg, it was one of the three historic Marche cathedral cities and bishop‘s seats. From 1891 , following a decree by the Prussian government, the Fürstenwalde Spree was extended as part of the Oder-Spree Canal and henceforth provided a navigable waterway to the Oder River. Fürstenwalde Brewery Museum in the Old Town Hall From the Middle Ages onwards, brewing was a widespread craft throughout Brandenburg. Today, only a few locations still recall this tradition. Beer was brewed in this town starting from the middle of the 15 th century. With 104 breweries, Fürstenwalde was the second largest brewing town in Brandenburg. Today, with around fifty exhibits, the Brauereimuseum Fürstenwalde (brewery museum) in the historic Rats- keller (city hall basement brew pub) provides information about the city‘s long brewing tradition. Address: Am Markt 1 15517 Fürstenwalde/Spree, Deutschland www.brauereimuseum-fuerstenwalde.de Open: January-December GPS : 52 ° 21 ‘ 30 . 7 “N 14 ° 03 ‘ 48 . 2 “E Fürstenwalde Brewery Museum i „ GORZÓW ON THE ROADS OF HIS- TORY “, „ THE AGE OF STEAM AND ELECTRICITY “ and „ WARS AND CATASTROPHES IN THE HISTORY OF GORZOW “. Another exhibition is dedicated to the difficult beginnings of Gorzów in Poland after the Second World War. There is also an extraordinary exhibi- tion of contemporary Polish painting. This impressive collection of paintings, drawings, and graphic pieces is one of the most valuable collections of Polish post-war art. Lubusz Voivodeship Regional Museum These permanent and special exhibitions document the history of the Lubusz region in a historic granary This regional museum is located in the historic granary, a three-storey, half-timbered building with a bricked basement, which was built in Gorzów directly on the river. Permanent and alternating exhibitions on four floors present the history of the town of Gorzów Wielkopolski (formerly Lands- berg an der Warthe) and of the region. These include the exhibitions Lubusz Voivodeship Regional Museum i Address: ul. Fabryczna 1 – 3 66 - 400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Polen www.muzeumlubuskie.pl Open: January-December GPS : 52 ° 43 ‘ 40 . 5 “N 15 ° 14 ‘ 25 . 1 “E In the villa of the industrialist Gustav Schröder on ul. Warszawska, built in 1903 , there is another location of the „Muzeum Lubuskie“ (Lubusz Museum) with departments for history and art. 38