The Nuthe as border river

Since 1635 the Nuthe had been the border between Saxony and Prussia. On August 29 1756 the troops of Frederick the Great crossed the Nuthe and marched into Jüterbog. That was the start of the Seven Year’s War. When the war ended with the Peace of Hubertusburg in 1763, nothing changed in Jüterbog. The Nuthe stayed a border river. Frederick used the good location of the border town Zinna to establish a symmetric colony of 150 houses in typical Prussian order. A mini-town for linen-weavers evolved. One might call it a very early example of a social housing programme. Zinna (7) was supposed to challenge the Saxon Jüterbog. But the people living here knew how to profit from the border situation. Trading and smuggling were blossoming. The Nuthe wasn’t a real hurdle.
With its history and distillery (Zinnaer Klosterbruder) the monastery is a popular tourist attraction nowadays.