The Havelland with the Havel lakes extends west of Berlin. It includes the district of the same name as well as the city Brandenburg on the Havel, the north of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district and parts of the Oberhavel district. Also the state capital Potsdam is counted as part of the Havelland.
places
- 1 Potsdam could be seen as a separate travel area due to the abundance of sights. In terms of landscape, however, the Brandenburg state capital can be assigned to the Havelland. The city is crossed by several arms of the Havel and the Templiner and the Great Zernsee are mostly in the city area.
- 2 Brandenburg on the Havel, the oldest city in the state of Brandenburg, with 400 monuments it is one of the most important historical city ensembles in the state.
- 4 Rathenow
- 5 Werder Center of fruit growing (and even viticulture) with a beautiful old town on an island and the tree blossom festival in spring
- 6 Beetzsee (municipality) at the lake of the same name
- 9 Friesack
- 10 Hennigsdorf
- 11 Heretic is known for the Paretz Palace, which once served as a country palace for Queen Luise and King Friedrich Wilhelm III. Around the castle in Paretz there is a town center that is well worth seeing.
- 13 Nauen
- 14 Premnitz
- 15 Rhinow
- 16 Ribbeck became known through the poem by Theodor Fontane.
- 18 Schwielowsee consists of Caputh, Ferch and Geltow, which are located around the lake of the same name.
- 19 Wustermark
- 20 Berlin / Spandau belongs to the state of Berlin, but can also be counted as part of the Havelland landscape.
Other goals
- Westhavelland Nature Park
- Berlin / Grunewald and Havel lakes
- Havelberg at the confluence of the Havel and the Elbe
- Oranienburg
- The Beetzsee at Brandenburg on the Havel.
background
language
getting there
By plane
The closest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport
(IATA: BER). From there there is a regional train connection from the airport train station to Golm (journey time 34 minutes) and Potsdam (55 minutes) or Berlin-Spandau (55 minutes), Falkensee (1:06 hours) and Nauen (1:15 hours) .).
By train
Long-distance trains stop in Berlin-Spandau (ICE every hour or every two hours from Hamburg, Hanover, Ruhr area, Düsseldorf / Cologne, Leipzig, Nuremberg, Munich, Frankfurt, Basel, IC from Amsterdam), more rarely also in Potsdam (one IC train pair daily from Bremen, Hanover and Cottbus). The Interregio-Express (IRE) Hamburg – Lüneburg – Salzwedel – Berlin stops once a day Rathenow.
Otherwise you can reach Havelland with regional trains:
- RE1 Frankfurt (Oder) –Berlin – Potsdam – Werder – Brandenburg (Havel) every half hour, every hour from / to Magdeburg
- RE2 Cottbus – Berlin – Berlin-Spandau – Falkensee – Nauen – Wittenberge – Wismar
- RE4 Ludwigsfelde – Berlin – Berlin-Spandau – Wustermark – Rathenow
- RB20 Oranienburg – Hennigsdorf – Golm – Potsdam
- RB21 Berlin – Potsdam – Wustermark
- RB23 Potsdam – Caputh – Michendorf
- RB34 Stendal – Rathenow (every two hours)
- RB51 Rathenow – Pritzerbe – Brandenburg
By car
From direction Hanover is the Havelland on the Autobahn 
reached. From direction Hamburg and Rostock about the 
with connection to the 
Berliner Ring and from direction Munich and the greater area Hall/Leipzig becomes the region via the highway 
opened up. The further development of traffic within the Havelland also takes place via the federal highways B 102, B 188 and B 273
By bicycle
Through the southern Havelland (Potsdam, Schwielowsee) the European cycle route R1 (Küstrin – Berlin – Dessau – Goslar – Münster) and the Germany route D11 (Baltic Sea – Upper Bavaria). In addition, from Berlin you can go to the Havel cycle path drive to Havelland.
mobility
The Havel cycle path is a long-distance cycle path along the Havel. It leads through the federal states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt and also through the Havelland. Its length is 371 kilometers.
Tourist Attractions
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Theodor Fontane described the Havelland. Through the poem Herr von Ribbeck up Ribbeck in the Havelland he made this region particularly well known.
Churches and monasteries
- Brandenburg on the Havel: Cathedral (late Romanesque to early Gothic brick building), Gotthard, Katharinen and Johanniskirche, St. Pauli monastery
- Cistercian monastery Lehnin
- Fisherman's Church in Ferch
- St. Marien Andreas Church in Rathenow
Castles
- Palaces and gardens in Potsdam: Sanssouci, Orangery, New Palace, Charlottenhof, Cecilienhof, Marble Palace
- Caputh Castle, Caputh
- Palace complex with an English palace and herb garden as well as a toy museum in Kleßen
- Castle with park in Nennhausen
- Paretz Castle
- lock Ribbeck, former seat of the "Herr von Ribbeck auf Ribbeck im Havelland" sung by Fontane
Museums
- Brickworks Museum Glindow
- Einstein House in Caputh
- School museum and castle in Reckahn
- Bee museum in Möthlow (municipality of Märkisch Luch)
- State bird sanctuary for great bustards in Buckow
- Lilienthal Center and "Lady Agnes" on the Gollenberg in Stölln (place of the first flight attempts of the aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal)
- Optics park and optics industry museum Rathenow
- Visitor center of the Westhavelland nature park in Milow (municipality of Milower Land)
various
1 Falkensee farm shop, Dallgower Str. 1, 14624 Dallgow-Döberitz. Tel.: 49(0)332222462, Email: [email protected]. Farm shop, farm, children's playground.Open: Mon-Sat 8:30 am-6: 30 pm, Sun 10 am-5pm, except on public holidays.
2 Sea buckthorn garden Christine Berger in Petzow, Fercher Strasse 60, 14542 Werder (Havel) OT Petzow. Tel.: 49(0)332746910, Email: [email protected]. Sea buckthorn garden, farm shop, café.Open: specialty market with café Sat-Sun 10: 00-18: 00, farm shop Mon-Sun 10: 00-18: 00.
1 Westhavelland Nature Park Center, Stremmestrasse 10, 14715 Milower Land OT Milow. Tel.: 49(0)3386211227, Email: [email protected]. Hands-on lessons, exhibition.Open: Apr-Oct Mon-Sun 10: 00-17: 00, Nov-Mar Thu-Sun 10: 00-16: 00.Price: € 3, reduced € 2, schoolchildren and students € 1, children up to 6 years free, groups of 10 people or more: € 2, NABU members: free.
- Historic old towns Brandenburg a. d. Havel and Rathenow
- Agricultural town Nauen with large radio system
activities
- Water sports: On the Havel, the Beetzsee and the Plauer See
- Bike tours. They are made more difficult by incomplete signage, especially when crossing into the country Berlin. Occasionally, road surfaces containing broken glass are used. In other places there is no separate cycle path despite moderate car traffic.
Regular events
- The Tree blossom festival in Werder (Havel) has been held since 1879 and is one of the largest folk festivals in Germany. It is celebrated the week around May 1st and attracts several hundred thousand visitors.
- On the Beetzsee are regular Regattas the rowers and canoeists carried out.
kitchen
There are numerous bodies of water in Havelland, so the range of local freshwater fish is correspondingly large, and they are also offered in local restaurants. Havelzander is on almost every menu in Havelland. However, one should not assume that the pikeperch actually still comes from the Havel and would be caught by the local fisherman.
Fishsoup
Eel green
Due to the mild climate in the Havelland fruit cultivated, it is one of the largest fruit-growing areas in Germany. Fruit wines are made, but the fruit is also sold fresh seasonally.
- Strawberries and sweet cherries in June, July
- Raspberries and currants in July, August, September
- Sour cherries in July, August
- Plums in August, September
- Apples and pears in September, October
In spring the asparagus engraved and sold and can be found on many menus.
- Glindower Knüppel is a type of salami
shop
The choice of shopping options is still very limited in places; Especially on Saturdays, the legally possible opening times are by no means exhausted.
nightlife
As everywhere, the offer in the predominantly rural area is quite sparse. There are offers in the cities of Potsdam, Brandenburg / Havel and of course Berlin.
In the western Havelland, between Rathenow and the state border with Saxony-Anhalt, the nights are darker than elsewhere due to sparse settlements and sparse infrastructure. This leads to a nightlife of its own kind: stargazers armed with telescopes and look for the best (darkest) observation points. This has meanwhile been ennobled by the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) as the first star park in Germany.
climate
The Havelland is located in the transition area between the oceanic climate in Western Europe and the continental climate in the east. The sun shines for an average of 1600 hours a year.
literature
- Cycle touring and hiking map of the Potsdam Havel lakes, the blossom city of Werder and the surrounding area. Publishing house Dr. Barthel, ISBN 978-3-89591-088-3 . Scale 1: 35,000, € 4.90
trips
- The cities are close by Berlin, Stendal, Magdeburg
- Excursions are also possible in the regions Uckermark (Travel time from Brandenburg according to Templin by train: just under 3 hours), Flaming, Prignitz and the Mecklenburg Lake District (rather cumbersome train connections)
- Poland is not far away either. (The driving time Brandenburg-Szczecin by train takes over three hours!)
- As an important water sports area, the Havelland offers good opportunities for boat and canoe trips as well as for excursion boats. The Havel offers opportunities for trips to Berlin, to Elbe as well as for Mecklenburg Lake District
