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Havel 107 Hansestadt Hansestadt A24 Havelberg Havelberg Havel L2 5 107 Berlin

188 107 Havel Stendal Brandenburg

Potsdam 189 1 1 Elbe 107 A10 A2

A9 A14 Outdoor area DirectionsMagdeburg Welcome to the river!

Train/Bus: Take the train from Hamburg or Berlin to Glöwen, or from Magdeburg to the Stendal train station. Take bus line 900 from Glöwen for ca. 10 min and from The Elbe and Havel rivers shape the landscape around the Stendal with the same line in ca. 60 min to Havelberg. Hanseatic city of Havelberg. While the Elbe flows from the By car : Sudeten Mountains of the Czech Republic to the North from Magdeburg: From the A14 Kreuz Magdeburg take the B189 towards Sten- dal. Then continue on B188 towards Rathenow to B107, which leads directly to Sea, the source of the Havel is in the south of Mecklen- Havelberg. Water playground Station „Sounds“ Station „Pasture“ from Berlin: From the A10 to A24 towards Hamburg take the Neuruppin exit. burg-Vorpommern. Then follow the B167 / B102 to Neustadt (Dosse) and continue on the L141 / L4 to Havelberg. from Hamburg: From the A24 towards Berlin take the Meyenburg exit. Then con- The changing water levels of the two rivers created a diver- tinue on the B103 towards Pritzwalk. From there, follow the B107 to Havelberg. In Havelberg, head towards „Sandauer Brücke“ on „Genthiner Straße“ and then sified and varied floodplain landscape, one of Europe‘s most The open-air area stages a river floodplain in a narrow turn into „Elbstraße“. diverse habitats. The plants and animals that live here are space. From the sandy shores of the Havel, the path leads adapted to the recurring floods and form a multitude of through meadows covered with softwoods to higher areas, living communities in the smallest spaces. where tree species of the hardwood forest shape the picture. The basic idea oft ​​he information centre is to highlight the A bridge to the lookout platform on the reestablished importance of the European protected area system Bauprojekt und Ausstellung wurden gefördert durch den Europäischen Landwirtschaftsfonds zur Förderung der Petroleum Island leads across a cleared tributary. The pano- Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums und das Land Sachsen-Anhalt. NATURA 2000 and of the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reser- rama offers impressive views of the Havelberg Cathedral, ve for the conservation of a near-natural river landscape with the Old Town Island, and the Ringed Island. its rich variety of species. Learn about the natural wealth and Haus der Flüsse – Natura-2000-Informationszentrum Na tura-2000-INFORMATION-CENTre des Biosphärenreservates Mittelelbe the beauty of Elbe and Havel at the House of Rivers and find Themed stations invite you to playfully explore. In the Elbstraße 2, 39539 Havelberg, Tel.: 039387 609976 out more about their endangerment and protection measures. water playground you can cool down, especially on warm Mail: [email protected] www.haus-der-fluesse.de House of Rivers days, and it also has seating for relaxation. About half of the NATURA 2000 sites in Saxony-Anhalt

Herausgeber: Biosphärenreservatsverwaltung Mittelelbe are located in the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve. PF 1382, 06813 Dessau-Roßlau, Tel.: 034904 4210, www.mittelelbe.com Fotos: ö_konzept, Michael Setzpfandt, TDC Polska Nationale Naturlandschaften The exhibition View from the gallery Talk show

Exhibition topics

On your adventure trip, you can experience the 1 NATURA 2000 and UNESCO-MaB-programme diversity and beauty of the typical river land- 2 Driftwood sculpture 15 Swamp concert scapes on the Havel and the Elbe. Learn about 3 Regional products 61 Softwood trees 4 Protection through use 17 Insect magnier typical regional products and uses, and explore 23 which plants and animals have ideally adapted 5 Conservation projects 81 River characteristics 24 6 Hardwood trees 91 Water management Flower diversity Migratory birds to life in the flood zone. Learn how the power 7 Animals of the oodplain 02 Floodplain and ood waters 25 of flowing water has shaped and continues to shape 8 Animal migration 12 Walkable river 26 typical landscapes. Conduct a swamp concert and test your 9 Night transition 22 Life in the river insect knowledge. Listen to the animals of the night and find 01 Bird migration 23 River cruise 11 11 Flower diversity 24 Talk show 27 out which migratory birds can currently be observed in the 21 Breeding birds 52 Havelberg model region. Experience how the handling of flood events is part 31 Floodplain model 62 House of Rivers quiz of life in the floodplain. Simulate being on a walkable river 41 Water in the landscape 72 Sound corner as a „flood barrier“, a flood without getting your feet wet. Upper oor

You can observe the migrating birds from the gallery. You can delve into the history of the city with the view of the 9

8 19 Hanseatic city Havelberg. As a moderator and viewer at the 2 15 20 12 same time, you can discuss nature conservation topics with 14

18 7 our talk show guests. Finally, test your knowledge in a quiz 3 11 1 or enjoy the panoramic view of the floodplain landscape 16 17 21 with relaxing sounds. 6 13

Projekt room Multimedia room 4 10 5 22

Ground oor Softwood trees