Klein Partwitz is one of the very few places in the Lusatian Lake District that is surrounded by three larger lakes. These are Partwitzer See in the west, Blunoer Südsee in the east and Neuwieser See in the southeast. Currently open for tourism is Partwitzer See. The mining lake deriving from the former Scado opencast mine offers several attractions. These include the long (1.24 miles/2 km length) but narrow (437 yards/400 m width) peninsula that points into the lake like an extended finger. This peninsula enjoys nature protection status and is one of the landmarks of the Lusatian Lake District. Other landmarks on Partwitzer See include the future harbour with its pier, the neighbouring floating house and the yachting centre.
A memorial commemorating Groß Partwitz is located directly on the western end of Klein Partwitz’s main through-road. This village had to make way for the Scado opencast mine in the early 1970s. Klein Partwitz itself presents itself as a village of tree-lined avenues. Old oaks and lime trees as well as young plane trees provide shade on hot summer days. Another characteristic are the many three- and four-sided farms that are typical for Central Lusatia.
Klein Partwitz has been part of the municipality of Elsterheide since 1995. The second largest municipality in the district of Bautzen in terms of surface area with nearly 50 square miles (129 km2) comprises a total of nine villages. Here, Sorbian customs and traditions survive to this day. In Klein Partwitz, the winter is driven away in February/March (Zampern), a May pole is erected on the eve of Walpurgis Night and knocked down again a few weeks later, and a parish fair takes place in autumn.