UNESCO sites

Muskau Park has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004, thanks primarily to Hermann Prince von Pückler (1785-1871). He created this masterpiece along the Neisse River, which is considered a classic landscape garden. As the founder of modern landscape design, he influenced not only Europe but also America. His principles remain relevant today, as demonstrated by his renowned textbook "Hints on Landscape Gardening" from 1834. This recognition of the park's cross-border management honors the preservation of Pückler's cultural legacy. 

The Muskau Fold Belt stretches like a horseshoe across the border region of Brandenburg, Saxony, and Poland. Mostly in Germany (Brandenburg and Saxony), part of it lies in the Polish Lubusz Voivodeship.

It is an impressive terminal moraine from the Ice Age, one of the most important examples of large-scale glacial tectonic deformation. The name "Muskau Fold Arc" was introduced in 1928 by geologists from the Prussian Geological Survey.

In the east of the Free State of Saxony lies the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve "Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape," encompassing the largest contiguous pond area in Germany. Nestled within a historically developed cultural landscape boasting remarkably rich natural resources, it plays a vital role in nature and species conservation. The centuries-long tradition of pond farming has left behind a multitude of ponds, which are still primarily used for carp farming.