np_westhavel_eng - Landesamt für Umwelt

Kiebitz
Bogs, Ländchen, and Land Seizure
Flying Machines, Microscopes,
Retorts
The 1315-square-kilometer nature park is above all shaped
by the Weichselian glaciation, which ended over 10,000 years
»The surrounds of Berlin are poor in good training grounds
ago. Powerful glaciers and meltwaters formed the landscape.
for gliding. The ideal of the latter is formed in a hill with
In the low-lying areas large moors and wetland areas arose:
drops on all sides of at least 20 meters. Between Rathenow
the Haveland Luch (bog), the Rhinluch (Rhin bog), and the
and Neustadt and der Dosse there is a stretch of land, the
Dossebruch. A unique feature of the Westhavelland are the
so called Ländchen Rhinow, that contains a large selection of
ground moraine plateaus and terminal moraine »islands« –
the so called Ländchen. Like large islands they rise out of the
Formed by Water
lowlands and lent themselves therefore to settlement through
villages and cities. In the 7th century the Slavic Hevellians
settled here. They were so called after the Havel. With the
German conquest by Albert the Bear in 1157 settlers came,
expectations! That’s wonderful! I must say to you, all of you
Water, broad lowlands, forest-rich plateaus, and small march
including those, among others, from the Lower Rhin region.
who have worked on it.«
localities with half-timbered houses and brick buildings give
Since the 18th century the boggy land has been largely
Increasing land reclamation and a partially industrialized
the landscape between Brandenburg on the Havel river,
drained by dikes, pumping stations, dams, ditches, and the
agriculture led to a decrease in species and landscape diver-
Friesack, and Neustadt/Dosse an unmistakable face. The
relocation of the mouth of the Havel. The reclamation of the
sity. Today the Westhavelland Nature Park should serve the
sparsely populated Westhavelland with its scenic diversity has
Rhin and Dosse areas led Frederick the Great, upon an inspec-
site for specific and sustainable uses of both man and nature.
a wealth of nature and culture to offer visitors. The nature
tion trip in the Rhinluch, to remark, »… that is contrary to my
park, located around 70 kilometers west of Berlin, that opened
in 1998 belongs to the richest waterbody regions in Germany
and is therefore especially suitable for ecologically-friendly
Marsh marigold
such hills.« Otto Lilienthal – the »first pilot« – was often in
Westhavelland between 1893 and 1896 because he couldn’t
for the rationalization of eyeglass and microscope production
find in Berlin any suitable training grounds for his ever better
and was ground-breaking for the further development of optics.
constructed flying machines. With his machines dismantled he
In 1801 he founded the Optische Industrie-Anstalt (Optical
traveled by train and horse-drawn carriage to the Rhinower
Industry Institute). The city of Premnitz was until 1914 still
Mountains. From Gollenberg near Stölln Lilienthal could al-
a small fishing village. After 1917 it developed itself into an
ready fly up to 250 meters. On August 9, 1896 he was caught
industrial center. Since the 1950s Premnitz was the most sig-
by a gust of wind. Falling from 15 meters he broke his cervical
nificant site for synthetic fiber industry in the GDR and for the
vertebra and died the next day in Berlin. The pastor Johann
entire East European economic sphere. The industrial center
Heinrich August Duncker, born in 1767, is responsible for the
RathenowPremnitz is at this time becoming more active.
renown of his home town Rathenow as the »City of Optics.«
The multiple-lens grinding machine that he developed allowed
Intercontinental Flights
water-sport tourism. The Havel, which begins in Mecklenburg,
In the nature park many threatened and highly endangered
flows into the Elbe after its circa 341-kilometer-long course
animals and plant species find their habitat. The region plays
by Havelberg. The Havel is the lifeline of the Westhavelland.
an important role in inter-regional migration of waders and
The largest contiguous wetland area in the interior of Western
water birds. In the spring and autumn thousands of Nordic
Europe is located here. Within the framework of the Ramsar
geese and swans, cranes, ducks, and scolopacidae find the
Convention 58 square kilometers of the park in Brandenburg
necessary water and nourishing resting places on their long
and Sachsen-Anhalt are placed under international protection.
migration routes. The magnificent ruff – the heraldic bird of
In September 2005 one of the largest European river rena-
the nature park – can be observed here at its mating games
turation projects began under the auspices of the Nature and
during the spring. Very rare meadow breeders – Black-tailed
Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU). It is projected to last
godwit, Common Redshank, Eurasian Curlew, Common Snipe,
16 years. The planned measures should preserve the unique
and Corn Crake – are breeding birds in the nature park.
Havel landscape, enliven the river, and make it more attractive
Beavers and European otters are just as at home here as a
for visitors and guests of the nature park.
notable number of amphibians, fish, insects, and plants.
Ministry of Environment, Health and Consumer Protection of the Federal State of
Brandenburg
Editors: Environmental Agency of Brandenburg, Office of Press and Public Relations
14476 Potsdam, OT Groß Glienicke, Seeburger Chaussee 2, Tel. (03 32 01) 4 22 - 0
and Westhavelland Nature Park
Photographs: Bich, Bock, Haase, Hübner, Krüger, Rasmus, Ryslavy
Map: Pro Line Concept, Berlin
Design/Production: Power DesignThing GmbH
Printing: Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg
As of: September 2013
Westhavelland
Nature Park
Landesamt für
Umwelt,
Gesundheit und
Verbraucherschutz
Naturpark
Westhavelland
Nationale
Naturlandschaften
Schönermark
Gülpe
Rehberg
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NLP = Nationalpark
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NP = Naturpark
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Mute swans are the true wild
swans of temperate Central
Europe. In autumn they are
joined by whoopers and Bewick’s
swans. They come from their
breeding grounds in northern
Scandinavia and west Siberia,
having covered thousands of
miles to reach their wintering
locations.
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church inDessow
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branched burr-reed grows in
stagnant and flowing waters of
cane brakes, on nutrient-rich,
muddy soil.
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in Neustadt an der Dosse) is fully worthwhile. The mummified
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Hochburg Neustadt an der Dosse (horse-breeding stronghold
Koppenbrü
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for a visit. Equally a detour to the Brandenburg Pferdezucht-
Bückwitz
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The unusual large church in the
small Havel village of Strodehne
was built in 1902/03. As of 1998
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with its farm store, gardens, and Slavic fortress invites guests
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the little ones get their money’s worth. In Liepe the estate
PlänitzLeddin
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Rathenow
as Germany’s last two functioning needle dams in Grütz and
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the post wind mills in Bamme, Prietzen, and Ketzür as well
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and Nennhausen with their gorgeous landscape gardens,
Stüdenitz
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Those sites that are worth seeing include the castles in Kleßen
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in 1165, is regarded as the cradle of the march Brandenburg.
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technical monuments. The city of Brandenburg, which borders
the nature park to the south and whose cathedral was begun
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Friesack
Milower Land
Nennhausen
Neustadt/Dosse
Premnitz
Rathenow
Rhinow
Wusterhausen/Dosse
Landing pier
Rhinow
R
Warnau
nau
Gülper See
Discover the Westhavelland
Alter Rh
Stölln
Garz
Kamern
Klessener
Zootzen
Bartschendorf
Giesenhorst
PLACE
Boat rental
and lowland landscapes.
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covering the wide expanses and the peace of the river valley
Wutzetz
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Boat trip
And they help all those who have an eye and an ear for dis-
Rhingraben
Großderschau
Rübehorst
Dosse
Protzen
NP
Barnim
Riding/charabanc
el
Kuhlhausen
5
NP
Westhavelland
Learning path
Jäg
litz
Dreetz
Manker
Garz
Tem
Jederitz
history tours and environmental education in the nature park.
Buskow
Nackel
regarding species and biotope conservation, monitoring, natural
Fishing on the Havel near
Brandenburg is first documented
NP
in the year 1187, when the
Märkische
Langen
BERLIN
Schweiz margrave Otto II left a part
Potsdam
of the Havel to the cathedral
NP
DahmeNP
NP
chapter for fishing. Around
Heideseen
NutheHoher
NP
Nieplitz
Fläming
Schlaubetal
1900 typical river fish were still
BR
Spreewald caught, including sturgeon, allis
NP
NLP = Nationalpark
Niederlausitzer shad, and barbus barbus. They
BR = Biosphärenreservat
Landrücken
NP = Naturpark
have long been absent from the
NP
Niederlausitzer
Großschutzgebiete
Havel. Major fish of today’s Havel
Heidelandschaft
in Brandenburg
fishermen are eel, pike, and
zander.
Graben
Rohrlack
Segeletz
Schwarzwasser
Schwarzwa
Schwarzwas
Babe
er
NP
Uckermärkische
NLP
Seen
BR
Unteres
StechlinSchorfheide- Odertal
Ruppiner Land
Chorin
NP
Rheinsberg
Information
Barsikow
Sieversdorf Hohenofen
Alte
Roddahn
Damerow
Hav
Rohrla
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BR Flusslandschaft
Elbe-Brandenburg
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Helenenhof
Wildberg
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people nature«. They are the first point of contact for matters
Dabergotz
Bückwitz
Neustadt
Koppenbrück
Koppenbrü
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Watch are out and about acting as »intermediaries between
Dessow
Gartow
Kampehl
Lohm
Vogtsbrügge
information about the Westhavelland. The staff of the Nature
Wusterhausen
PlänitzLeddin
Neuendorf
Neuendo
litz
Breddin
on the site opens its doors by transmitting much noteworthy
Zernitz
Zernit
Stüdenitz
nitz
Damelack
lack
OFFERI N G S
Jä
gl
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elin
Bendelin
Hav
Neu
Schmerzke
Gollwitz
Dobritz
0
Grimme 5 km
N
Derwitz
In 1978 the Buckow nature
conservation station (today the
State Ornithological Station
of Buckow) was founded. The
personnel work on protecting
the worldwide endangered
Great Bustard, whose roosters
can weight up to 17 kilograms.
The emphasis of their research
is on questions of conservation
on cultivated land. From the
observation towers near Buckow
and Garlitz one can see the
courting and breed grounds of
the Great Bustard.
Westhavelland
Nature Park Administration
Pareyer Dorfstraße 5, 14715 Havelaue
Tel: (03 38 72) 74 30, Fax: 7 43 12
np-westhavelland@lua.brandenburg.de
www.grossschutzgebiete.brandenburg.de
Brandenburg Information
Neustädtischer Markt 3
14776 Brandenburg/Havel
Tel: (0 33 81) 20 87 69
touristinfo@stg-brandenburg.de
www.stg-brandenburg.de
Westhavelland Nature Watch
Pareyer Dorfstraße 5,
14715 Havelaue
Tel: (03 38 72) 7 00 25, Fax: 7 00 24
westhavelland@naturwacht.de
www.naturwacht.de
Ruppiner Land Tourism Office
Fischbänkenstraße 8, 16816 Neuruppin
Tel: (0 33 91) 65 96 30 Fax: 35 79 07
info@ruppinerreiseland.de
www.ruppinerreiseland.de
Nature Watch Base South in Milow
Tel: (0 33 86) 20 04 19
milow@naturwacht.de
Westhavelland Nature Park
Visitors’ Center, NABU
Westhavelland Regional Office
Stremmstraße 10, 14715 Milower Land
Tel: (0 33 86) 21 12 27, Fax: 21 13 65
bzmilow-nabu@rathenow.de
NABU@Rathenow.de
State Ornithological Station of Buckow
Dorfstraße 34
14715 Nennhausen OT Buckow
Tel: (03 38 78) 6 02 57, Fax: 6 06 00
Vogelschutzwarte@LUA.brandenburg.de
Westhavelland Tourism Office
Freier Hof 5, 14712 Rathenow
Tel: (0 33 85) 51 49 91/92
fvv-westhavelland@rathenow.de
www.fremdenverkehrsvereinwesthavelland.de
Tourism Office Kyritz, Wusterhausen, Neustadt Dosse
Maxim-Gorki-Straße 32, 16866 Kyritz
Tel: (03 39 71) 5 23 31
fvv@kyritz.de
www.knatter-dosseland.de
Museum Kolonistenhof
Kleinderschauer Str. 1
16845 Großderschau
Tel: (03 38 75) 9 08 10, Fax: 9 08 11
heimathaus@grossderschau.com
www.grossderschau.com
Havelland Tourism Office
Schloss Ribbeck
Theodor-Fontane-Straße 10
14641 Nauen/OT Ribbeck
Tel: (03 32 37) 85 90-30, Fax: 85 90-40
info@havelland-tourismus.de
www.havelland-tourismus.de