Eisenhüttenstadt

Eisenhüttenstadt is in Brandenburg.

Understand

a street scene

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.

Get in

By plane

• 🌍 Flugplatz Eisenhüttenstadt. A general aviation airfield  

The closest international airports are in Berlin: Tegel TXL ^IATA and Schönefeld SXF ^IATA. They will at some point be replaced by a new international airport at the site where Schönefeld now is BER ^IATA (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.

Get around

See

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, Lindenplatz 1, ☎ [phone]. Church. 
• Soviet memorial (Sowjetisches Ehrenmal), Platz des Gedenkens. For 4109 prisoners of war. (updated Apr 2019)
• Memorial stone in Jewish cemetery (Gedenkstein auf dem Jüdischen Friedhof), Kirchhofweg. For a murdered Jewish family from Fürstenberg. 
• Memorial plaque (Gedenktafel am Geburtshaus), Königstraße 61. For shot Jewish couple. 
• Gasometer des EKO-Stahlwerks. 
• 🌍 Alltagskultur DDR museum, Erich-Weinert-Allee 3, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Tu-Su 11:00-17:00. Adult €4 reduced €2. (updated Apr 2016)
• Museum Eisenhüttenstadt, Löwenstraße 4, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Tu-F 10:00-17:00, Sa Su 13:00-17:00. regular €2, reduced €1, more for special exhibitions. (updated Apr 2016)
• Feuerwehrmuseum, Heinrich-Pritzsche-Straße 26, ☎ [phone]. 

Do

Buy

Eat

• 🌍 Restaurant Vier Jahreszeiten, Bahnhofstraße 81, ☎ [phone]. Daily from 17:00. (updated Mar 2017)

Drink

Sleep

• 🌍 Hotel Fürstenberg, Gubener Str. 12, ☎ [phone]. (updated Feb 2016)

Connect

Go next

• 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.