Oberspreewald ( Upperspreewald), Unterspreewald (Lowerspreewald). The Spreewald finds the origin of its emergence in the ice age.

→ A legend about the emergence of the Spreewald.

The history of the sorbish peoples/wendish peoples reaches back to up to the 6th century. About 20 Sorbian tribes settled an area of about 40 000 km ². The name wendish peoples arose one in the early Middle Ages as a consequence.

→ Learn them here.

The Spreewald has been a popular holiday and destination of the outing since the middle of the 19th century. The development of the tourism in data and numbers

→ Tourism to 1975
→ Tourism after 1975