Görlitz is the easternmost city in Germany, district town of the district of Görlitz in the Free State of Saxony, until 1945 the province of Lower Silesia and the largest city in Upper Lusatia. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, which has formed the border with Poland since 1945. The border separated the eastern parts of the city on the other side of the river. These neighborhoods now form an independent Polish city called Zgorzelec. Together with Bautzen and Hoyerswerda, Görlitz forms a central city network, is also a member of the Neisse Euroregion and has been a European city with Zgorzelec since 1998. Görlitz was almost completely spared from destruction in the Second World War. The historic old town has been preserved: All the main phases of Central European architektural styles ( late Gothic , Renaissance and Baroque bourgeois houses) can be recognized from their houses. The old town is surrounded by extensive Wilhelminian districts. With over 4000 largely restored cultural and architectural monuments, Görlitz is often referred to as the largest contiguous monument area in Germany. This special cityscape made Görlitz a popular film location, which is why it is also called "Görliwood". Extract: wikipedia.org