Brown long-eared bat Great bustard Ministerium für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Landwirtschaft north, the Fläming steeply descends to about 197 feet (60 m) Another rarity are the remaining populations of noble crayfish; down to the Baruther glacial valley. the species was rendered extinct in most European water The many erratic boulders bear testimony to the force of bodies as a result of the crayfish plague a hundred years ago. the ice, for example, the giant boulder near Grubo. Glaciers Grey wagtails, kingfishers and other birds breed alongside transported these from as far off as Scandinavia. Ice ages the brooks. This is also where the shy black stork continues and erosion left behind another special feature: the runnels to forage. Some streams were reinstated over the past few (German: Rummel). These branched, narrow dry valleys carry years, providing a near-natural diversity of habitats for all. water only in heavy rainfall and in the thawing period. When Almost half of the nature park is forested. It features near- the deforestation that began in the Middle Ages extended also natural woodlands with beeches and sessile oaks, for example, Castle Eisenhardt to the runnels, wind and water further carved them out up in the ‘Rabenstein’ Nature Reserve, and some of the trees are to a depth of 66 feet (20 m). The Neuendorfer Rummel, the over 200 years old. These old mixed forests with their eco- cally different to all others. The forester uses the well-adapted and constructed of fieldstones from the vicinity (title page). Steilen Kieten near Bad Belzig and the legendary Brautrummel logically valuable proportion of dead wood provide a habitat Fläming beech when planting new trees; the seeds are Protected by the castle, the village of Raben emerged in the near Grubo are ideal for hiking. for 15 bat species as well as, for example, the nature park’s obtained directly on site specifically for this purpose. Circular 14th century. Typical Angerdörfer (villages built around a Land of knights’ castles, runnels heraldic bird, the middle spotted woodpecker. It can also trails such as the “Findlingswanderweg” (Erratic Boulder Trail) central grassed area, the anger), circular villages, ribbon-built be observed in the Wiesenburger Schlosspark. Large areas are a good way of experiencing these landscape highlights in villages and woodsman settlements can still be identified to and giant boulders Noble crayfish, great bustards continue to be dominated by pine forests, which are gradually the nature park. this day. Not only its legends and medieval castles are typical being converted into mixed woodlands. The Fläming is rich The lowlands of the 15.8 square mile (41 km2) large “Belziger of the Fläming, but also the many late Romanesque fieldstone Time-honoured castles, gently undulating hills, dark forests and grey wolves in game and since 2009 once again home to several packs of Landschaftswiesen” (Belzig Landscape Meadows) in the Baru- churches. They were built in about the first half of the 13th and cool streams in colourful meadows: this is the very special The Hoher Fläming is arid. However, numerous springs have wolves. The adventure exhibition in Raben boasts a mounted ther glacial valley lie northeast of the Hoher Fläming. These century. The building material was provided by the erratic charm of the Hoher Fläming Nature Park in southwest Branden- their source on its borders. This network of water bodies con- wolf and provides a wealth of up-to-date and exciting informa- lowlands were formed by the meltwater of the Weichselian boulders that the glaciers had deposited in the area and by burg. The Fläming owes its name to the Flemish people who sists of only a few streams and many brooks and ditches. The tion. The nature reserves “Flämingbuchen” and “Spring” are glaciation up until about 12,000 years ago. They feature one fieldstones that had been collected from the fields during settled in the region from the 12th century onwards, following cool, oxygen-rich upper reaches are home to river trout and beech tree islands in the large forested area of Brandtsheide of Brandenburg’s most important bird sanctuaries for grass- tillage. Equally worth visiting are the many windmills in the the invitation by German princes. Even today, the Hoher Fläming primeval brook lampreys. south of Wiesenburg. The beeches growing here are geneti- land birds and a habitat for the very rare great bustards; the Fläming. The restored Borner Bockwindmühle on the 512 feet continues to be one of the least populated regions in Germany, male birds can weigh up to 37.5 pounds (17 kg). Impressive (156 m) high Mühlenberg reaches out to the wind with its making it a paradise for those seeking peaceful tranquillity. spectacles of nature can be observed when thousands of 29.5 feet (9 m) long sails. Like the mill in Cammer, it enjoys The spa town of Bad Belzig with its Stein Therme spa is the migrating Nordic geese and ducks stop over here. protected status as a technological monument. gateway to the nature park. Castle Eisenhardt, old churches and narrow alleyways give the town that medieval atmosphere. This is where numerous hiking trails through the nature park Country of legend Publisher: Ministry of Rural Development, Environment and Agriculture of the Federal State of Brandenburg start. Berlin is only 41 minutes away by train and Dessau 35 Editorial staff: Hoher Fläming Nature Park in the Brandenburg State Office of Environment minutes. A mere 26 miles (40 km) lie between Bad Belzig and Koboldstein, Engelsstein, Riesenstein (Kobold Stone, Angel Photographs: Archiv VFD-Bln.-Brdbg, Bansen, Bohl, Fröhlich, Naturparkar- Hoher Fläming chiv, Naturwacht, Nill, Rocholl/FACE, Tölle, Wittig Map: Pro Line Concept, Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Stone, Giant Stone) ... the Hoher Fläming is an area rich in Berlin Design/creation: Power-DesignThing GmbH Nature Park Tongue-in-cheek, the Hoher Fläming is also known as “Germa- stones and legends. When the castles Eisenhardt, Wiesenburg Printed by: Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg This publication is printed on environmentally friendly paper. ny’s smallest upland”. It boasts one of the highest elevations and Rabenstein were simultaneously erected by giants, As of: August 2017 in the Federal State of Brandenburg with the Hagelberg, a Eisenhardt grew faster. Filled with envy, the other two “build- 656-foot (200 m) hill. The elevations were created by glaciers ers” threw stones at the castle. Castle Rabenstein is the The Hoher Fläming Nature Park is part of “Nationale Naturlandschaften” (National Natural Landscapes), the umbrella brand for German Na- Naturpark of the Saale glaciation until about 130,000 years ago. To the best preserved fortress in the Margraviate of Brandenburg tional Parks, Biosphere Reserves, Nature Parks and Wilderness Areas, supported by the registered charity EUROPARC Germany. 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