Rabenstein / Fläming is a place in the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark in the state Brandenburg. She lies in Hoher Fläming Nature Park in the travel region Flaming. Rabenstein has almost 1,000 inhabitants in six districts: Buchholz near Niemegk, Garrey (with the municipalities of Zixdorf and Wüstemark), Groß Marzehns, Klein Marzehns, Raben and Rädigke.
getting there
By plane
Berlin Brandenburg Airport(IATA: BER)
By train
The Belzig train station can be reached with the regional express 7 every hour from Berlin and Potsdam and every two hours from Dessau. From Belzig you can get to Rabenstein by bike via the R1 Euroroute in one hour.
By bus
In the street
Via the federal motorway (Exit Klein Marzehns) Rabenstein / Fläming has excellent connections to Berlin, Potsdam, Halle and Leipzig. It takes about an hour to drive from Berlin to Rabenstein.
mobility
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Local public transport is not well developed. On weekdays there are a few buses from Belzig or Niemegk. More at Transport association Berlin-Brandenburg.
Tourist Attractions
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- 1 Rabenstein Castle: very well preserved medieval castle on the steep Hagen in the forest; with hostel and restaurant, regular medieval spectacles.
- Nature Park Center Hoher Fläming: Visitor information center of the Hoher Fläming Nature Park; with adventure exhibition, Flämingladen, bike rental, [www.flaeming.net]
- medieval stone churches in Klein Marzehns, 2 Ravens, 3 Zixdorf and Rädigke
- Nature reserves Planetal and Rabenstein
activities
- To go biking: The European cycle path "Euroroute R1" (Calais-St. Petersburg]] leads in the district Raben through Rabenstein. On this very well developed cycle path you can cycle south to Wittenberg and north via Belzig and Potsdam to Berlin Rent bicycles.
- hike: The international long-distance hiking trail E11 leads through Rabenstein. But there are also a variety of beautiful short or longer hiking trails. There are tips and maps in the nature park center.
- guides: The nature park has trained nature and culture guides who offer a wide variety of events: Guided hikes and bike tours, bus tours, but also unusual tours such as yoga walking.
- Adventure exhibition in the nature park center: In the nature park center there is an exhibition about the nature park, which is not only exciting for children because there is a lot to try out and discover.
shop
In the Flämingladen in the nature park center, typical Fläming products such as jams, honey, pottery, literature, schnapps, etc. can be purchased. You can also buy souvenirs at Rabenstein Castle.
kitchen
There are four restaurants in Rabenstein / Fläming:
- Restaurant at Rabenstein Castle. Home-style cooking, nice ambience, food is served on Fläming ceramics.Price: main courses 7-13 euros.
- Hemmerling inn, in ravens. Inexpensive, good cuisine, simple ambience.Price: main courses 5 - 9 euros, game dishes 13 - 15 euros.
- 1 Moritz inn, Main street 40, 14823 Rabenstein / Fläming, OT Raben. Tel.: 49 (0)33848 90292, Fax: 49 (0)33848 90984, Email: [email protected]. Old inn in a four-sided courtyard with a pigeon house in the courtyard, in summer you sit nicely in the courtyard, events take place regularly, such as the traditional Whitsun feast or the harvest festival, Mr. Moritz is a trained nature and culture guide and offers guided tours.
- 2 Inn, guesthouse, ice cream parlor Lehmann, Dorfstrasse 24, 14823 Rabenstein / Fläming, OT Garrey. Tel.: 49 (0)33843 51290, Fax: 49 (0)33843 51290. Newly renovated, decent restaurant without charm.
In the neighboring towns there are a number of other restaurants:
- Various restaurants in Bad Belzig
- Landhaus Alte Schmiede, in Niemegk-Lühnsdorf. Very nicely renovated former forge; cabaret events take place regularly.
- Family hotel Brandtsheide, in Wiesenburg-Jeserig. Original, regional cuisine (e.g. potato sausage), family atmosphere; the father of the family is a trained nature and culture guide and walks with the guests through the Fläming.
nightlife
Naturally, there is no night life in a village like Rabenstein / Fläming. Even in the county seat Bad Belzig the evening options are limited. There is one in Belzig movie theater. In the neighboring village of Niemegk-Lühnsdorf, the Landhaus Alte Schmiede Occasionally jazz or cabaret evenings take place.
accommodation
- Hemmerling inn, in ravens.
- Moritz Gasthaus, in Rädigke.
- Pension Lehmann, in Garrey. Feature: pension.
trips
Destinations in the area are:
- Bad Belzig (15 km north) - spa town with a historic town center, Eisenhardt Castle and the SteinTherme, Tourist info: Belzig.
- Wiesenburg / Mark (15 km northwest) - Wiesenburg Castle with landscape park.
Further away:
- Dessau: Bauhaus and Wörlitzer Park
- Lutherstadt Wittenberg: Lutherhaus, Melanchthonhaus, town church and castle church
- Potsdam: Sanssouci Palace, Dutch Quarter, etc.
- Flaming skate