Resources for New Görlitzer
(This resource will be continually updated, if you have a suggestion or correction, please let us know.)
🌐 = for English speakers
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Emergencies
- For fire, rescue service and emergency physician dial: 112
- For police: 110
- Emergency Room | 🌐 Stadtsklinikum Görlitz +49 3581 37-1237
- Emergency Services On-Call in Görlitz | pharmacies, eye doctors, pediatricians, veterinarians, dentists
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Child Care
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Communication
- Internet
- Sim Cards
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Education
- Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz | University of applied sciences 🌐
- Volkshochschule Görlitz | Language courses and more
- Euro Schule | Language courses and more
- Spracheninstitut Babel | Personalized languages courses and translations
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Finances
- Banking
- N26 | Expat friendly banking, no need to speak German 🌐
- Transferring Money
- Revolut 🌐
- Transferwise 🌐
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Government Services
- Ausländerbehörde | Foreigners Authority
- Einwohnermeldewesen | Registry Office
- Job Center Landkreis Görlitz
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Health
- Corona Virus Information
- Doctors | Search this directory of doctors in Saxony based on location, specialty, language and more
- Pharmacies | Search for pharmacies with emergency hours
- Soup Kitchen | Located on Langenstraße 43, open Mon – Fri from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., € 1.00 per serving to go
- (the Stadmission on Langenstraße 43 also offers used clothes, showers and use of a washing machine
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Housing
- KommWohnen | City housing association
- Immobilienscout24 | Apartment/home listings
- Immowelt | Apartment/home listings
- FT Immobilien| Realtor in Görlitz
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Jobs
- Jobs Oberlausitz | Job listings in Upper Lusatia
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Shopping
- Grocery Delivery
- Organic/Green Grocery Stores
- Bio im Bahnhof
- Biomarkt – “der grüne Laden”
- Naturkost Arche
- Emmas Tante – Unpackaged foodstuffs
- Souvenirs
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Social
- Event Calendar | The city’s calendar of events
- English Speakers Meetup | Anyone who speaks English (from native to learner) and lives in/around Görlitz is welcome in this group! We are here to make friends & connect with each other online & through regular meetups in Görlitz/Zgorzelec. Join us on Facebook or on Whatsapp 🌐
- Movie Theaters | These theaters sometimes play movies in the original version (without dubbing)
- Filmpalast-Theater Görlitz | A weekly film in original version or original with subtitles, usually Fridays 🌐
- Multikino Zgorzelec | Sometimes shows movies in English with Polish subtitles – look for the word napisy (subtitles) 🌐
- Camillo Kino | Independent films, sometimes shown in original version 🌐
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Tourism
- Audio Tours | Get to know the Görlitz Old Town with this self-paced audio tour in English on your smart phone. 🌐
- Tourist Information | Get information about sights in Görlitz and the region in English from Tessa Approves. 🌐
- City Tours | Information about city tours in Görlitz
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Transportation