Bautzen – Sorbs, Mustard and Secret Police
October 13, 2014Advertisement
“Witajće k nam – Herzlich Willkommen”: Welcome to Bautzen where most street signs are in two languages: German and Sorbian. There are many Sorb organizations there, too. The town is also famous for its “Bautz’ner” mustard, which even has a museum dedicated to it. Bautzen was once home to a particularly notorious prison known as “Bautzen II”, now a memorial site. The Nazis imprisoned political prisoners there and the East German secret police, the Stasi, locked away dissidents.