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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 ‘’ 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 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 ’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 . 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 , 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 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. 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 . 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. Hoher Fläming Grenze Naturpark Hoher Fläming Töpferwanderweg Boecke Boecke Naturschutzgebiet Findlingswanderweg Wenzlow Tourist-Information Internationaler Kunstwanderweg Tucheim Tucheim Bücknitz Naturpark-Zentrum Bergmolchwanderweg Bücknitz Wollin BRANDEN- Oberjünne Paplitz Lucksfleiß Oberjünne Glienecke BERLIN Wollin Naturwacht-BRANDEN- 20 km Paplitz 107 Glienecke BERLIN Lucksfleiß BURG/H. GrüneRummelWanderwegGrüne-Rummel-Wanderweg Rädel 107 Stützpunkt BURG/H. Rädel NP Golzow Königsberg Uckermärkische 70 km Jugendherberge GolzowPanoramawanderweg BR Flusslandschaft NP Seen NLP Königsberg Elbe-Brandenburg Stechlin- BR Unteres Steinberg Ruppiner Land Schorfheide- Odertal Ziesar Steinberg Campingplatz Barfußwanderweg Chorin NP Close to the castle Eisenhardt – near Nature Park Information Tourist Information Ziesar Groß Briesen Mühle Burgenwanderweg Cammer NP Barnim MAGDEBURG 2 Grebs West- the Burgbräuhaus, where beer is being Burg Ziesar 2 Köpernitz Groß Briesen Müggenburg Cammer NP Grebs MüggenburgInternationaler havelland Märkische Underway with backpack, Köpernitz Burg Fernwanderweg E11 brewed and tapped again – one can Nature park centre Mühlentor 15 A, 14793 Ziesar 50 km Ragösen Theerofen BERLIN Schweiz Klein Ragösen find old distance informations on the Hoher Fläming Tel: (03 38 30) 1 27 35 Schopsdorf AussichtsturmAussichtsturm/-plattform Naturpark-Reitroute Damelang Theerofen Potsdam KleinBriesen NP [email protected] Schopsdorf Briesen Damelang electoral saxony post mile column. Brennereiweg 45 wheelchair, bicycle and horse NP NP Dahme- Heideseen 14823 Rabenstein/Fläming, OT Raben www.burg-ziesar.de Fahrradverleih Flämingradweg Hoher Nuthe- NP Fläming Magdeburgerforth Gräben Nieplitz Schlaubetal Tel: (03 38 48) 6 00 04; Fax: 6 03 60 Magdeburgerforth Buckau Gräben Öffentliches WC Tour Brandenburg BR Mo – So 9.00 –17.00 h Tourist Office Brück e.V. Buckau FreienthalLarge NationaleNature Reserves Spreewald The accessible Nature Park Centre in Raben including tour- Freienthal NP [email protected] Ernst-Thälmann-Str. 59, 14822 Brück P Dippmanns- Naturlandschaften Wanderparkplätze Dippmanns-dorf Europaradweg R1 in Brandenburg Niederlausitzer ist information, adventure exhibition, the Fläming shop and dorf in Brandenburg Landrücken www.flaeming.net Tel: (03 38 44) 6 20 NLP = national park (Nationalpark) NP [email protected] Dörnitz Dretzen Dahlen Egelinde BR = biosphereNLP = Nationalpark reserve Niederlausitzer BR = Biosphärenreservat Heidelandschaft the sensory garden is the main port of call for all visitors to Dörnitz Dretzen Dahlen Egelinde Verloren- (Biosphärenreservat) Hoher Fläming www.fvv-brueck.de NP = Naturpark Inside the stone thermal springs in Hohen- Verloren-wasser 0 5 km NP = nature park (Naturpark) Nature park management the nature park. A good starting point for excursions into the Hohen-springe wasser N Belzig the thermal water wells up at Rottstock springe Brennereiweg 45 How to get there Rottstock 34 degrees. With its 20-percent salt 14823 Rabenstein/Fläming, OT Raben nature park are the train stations along the RE 7 line. The Altengrabow Lütte content the 160-million-year-old brine Altengrabow Weitzgrund Lütte Brück By bus and train Weitzgrund 102102 Fredersdorf Brück Tel: (03 38 48) 6 00 01; Fax: 6 00 02 Fredersdorf heals skin and muscle sicknesses. Burgenlinie bus provides a direct connection from the Bad 102102 [email protected] From Berlin main station train RE7 direc- Werbig Werbig Wenddoche www.hoher-flaeming-naturpark.de tion Bad Belzig/Dessau, from Dessau-Ross- Belzig train station to many day-tripper destinations. More Wenddoche lau direction Berlin/Wünsdorf reaching P Trebitz Ranger Service Hoher Fläming hiking-stations in Brück, Baitz, Bad Belzig, than 30 professionally signposted circular walks provide ample Hohenlobbese Wutzow Wutzow Görzke P Baitz Trebitz Wiesenburg/Mark and Medewitz Hohenlobbese Görzke Dangelsdorf Schwanebeck Base Baitz Schwanebeck Baitz opportunities for experiencing the nature park’s landscape and Dangelsdorf Gömnigk Im Winkel 13, 14822 Brück, OT Baitz Mo – Fr hourly between Brück and Bad Benken Gömnigk Börnecke Tel:/Fax: (03 38 41) 4 37 34 Belzig and also between Wiesenburg/Mark Benken Steindorf 246246 cultural highlights. Two walks that have been distinguished Börnecke Steindorf Lübnitz 246 [email protected] and Medewitz Lübnitz 246 Arensnest RE7 www.naturwacht.de At the weekend every two hours with the label “Qualitätsweg Wanderbares Deutschland” are Arensnest RE7 200,2 Neschholz particularly recommended: the Burgenwanderweg (Castle Bad Belzig Neschholz Tourist Information Bus (Burgenlinie): five times a day Reppinichen Schmerwitz Hagelberg200,2 Bad Belzig Lüsse Schmerwitz Hagelberg Lüsse BERLIN (April – December) between Bad Belzig, Reppinichen P 107107 Ziezow Trail) leads in eight recommended daily stages through exten- P 107107 Klein Glien Kuhlowitz , Raben and Wiesenburg SACHSEN- Ziezow Fläming Tourism Organisation SACHSEN- Schlamau Klein Glien Kuhlowitz BERLIN (www.burgenlinie.de) sive forests, villages in idyllic settings and across gently undu- Schlamau Preußnitz 70 km Zum Bahnhof 9, 14547 Neuehütten Preußnitz Tel: (03 32 04) 62 87-63, -64 Bus-number 555: on-call bus at the lating hills to the four Fläming castles. “Hiking and marvelling” Schweinitzer BRANDENBURG Neuehütten Locktow [email protected] weekend also at the art walk (buergerbus- SchweinitzerHütten BRANDENBURG Mörz Locktow hoherflaeming.de) Hütten Wiesenburg Borne Mörz www.reiseregion-flaeming.de is the theme along the Kunstwanderweg (Art Trail). Artists Reetz Wiesenburg More busses in the direction of Görzke Reetz Borne and Ziesar (only Mo – Fr) and Branden- Schweinitz Reetzer- The visitors’ center “Alte Bren- Tourist Information Bad Belzig from Germany and Flanders (Belgium/Netherlands) have set 9 Grabow 246 Reetzer-hütten Dahnsdorf Marktplatz 1, 14806 Bad Belzig burg/Havel ANHALT 246 Kranepuhl Dahnsdorf 9 Grabow nerei” (“Old Distillery”) in Raben 246246 hütten Bergholz Kranepuhl Timetable information (bus + train): up 28 works of art highlighting the landscape along this trail, ANHALT Bf. Wiesenburg/Mark Bergholz in the nature park house is a Tel: (03 38 41) 3 87 99 -11 www.vbb-fahrinfo.de stillgelegt Bf. Wiesenburg/Mark barrier-free, interactive nature [email protected] which by now has become the most popular. The 68 mile (110 Tel: (0 30) 25 41 41 41. stillgelegt Jeserig/Fläming park exhibition. www.bad.belzig.com Jeserig/Fläming P km) long circular bridleway is perfect for horse enthusiasts. P Haseloff Lühnsdorf 102 102 GrenzeHaseloff Tourism Office Wiesenburg/Mark By car Lühnsdorf 102 Töpferwanderweg Jeseriger- BoundaryGrenzeNaturpark of Hoher the Fläming Pottery hike trail A 9 Berlin-Leipzig It is lined by over a dozen equestrian farms and equestrian Nedlitz /Anhalt Grubo NatureNaturpark Park Hoher Fläming Töpferwanderweg Info point in the castle tower Wiesenburg Hagendorf P Jeseriger-hütten Buchholz Reuden/Anhalt hütten Grubo Niemegk Naturschutzgebiet Findlingswanderweg Schloßstr. 1b, 14827 Wiesenburg/Mark (exit Brück, Niemegk, Klein Marzehns oder Hagendorf Medewitzerhütten P Buchholzb. Niemegk NatureNaturschutzgebiet reserve (NR) BoulderFindlingswanderweg hike trail B&Bs as well as “horse-friendly” pubs and hotels. Five more Medewitzerhütten Niemegk Köselitz) Spring b. Niemegk Tourist-Information Internationaler Tel: (03 38 49) 3 09 80 Kunstwanderweg Spring InformationTourist-Information InternationalInternationaler art walk www.tourismusverein-wiesenburgmark.de A2 Magdeburg-Berlin circular bridleways branching off from the main bridleway Kunstwanderweg You will rarely meet real wolves in the Medewitz Plane Naturpark-Zentrum (exit Ziesar, Wollin oder Brandenburg) Medewitz Rädigke Information center of the Bergmolchwanderweg High Fläming but you can come very Mützdorf Plane Naturpark-Zentrum MountainBergmolchwanderweg newt hike trail combine nature, culture and culinary pleasures. Cyclists, too, Mützdorf Raben Rädigke NatureNaturwacht- Park Niemegker Land Tourist Office Raben GrüneRummelWanderweg close to those on the art walk. Neuendorf RangerNaturwacht-Stützpunkt Service Centre Green rummel hike trail NP Info point Burg Rabenstein Hiking maps Stützpunkt GrüneRummelWanderwegGrüne-Rummel-Wanderweg will find much to suit them in the nature park. Coming from Neuendorf NPUckermärkische Jugendherberge Panoramawanderweg BR Flusslandschaft NP Seen NLP (also available in the nature park centre) Panoramic hike trail Stechlin- Uckermärkische Zur Burg 49 YouthJugendherberge hostel BRElbe-Brandenburg Flusslandschaft NP BR Unteres Panoramawanderweg Ruppiner LandSeen Schorfheide- NLP Elbe-Brandenburg Stechlin- BR UnteresOdertal 14823 Rabenstein/Fläming, OT Raben Wittenberg, the European cycle path R1 runs through the P Campingplatz Barfußwanderweg Ruppiner Land Chorin Lehnsdorf P Hohenwerbig Camping grounds Barefoot hike trail Schorfheide- Odertal Tel: (03 38 48) 6 00 29 Topographic freetime map nature park P Lehnsdorf P Hohenwerbig Campingplatz Barfußwanderweg NP Chorin Mühle Burgenwanderweg NP NPBarnim Hoher Fläming, M 1: 50.000, Hoher Fläming Nature Park via Raben and Bad Belzig towards Grimme Castle hiking trail [email protected] WindmillMühle Burgenwanderweg NPWest- Barnim NP Internationaler havelland Landesvermessung und Geobasis Setzsteig Burg West- NPMärkische www.niemegker-land.de Dobritz InternationalerFernwanderweg havelland BERLIN Schweiz Potsdam and Berlin. The Fläming cycle path runs through the Setzsteig CastleBurg International Hiking Trail E11 Märkische information Brandenburg (publisher) Zixdorf Zeuden Fernwanderweg E11 BERLIN Schweiz Aussichtsturm Naturpark-Reitroute Potsdam Mühro Klein Zixdorf Zeuden NP ObservationAussichtsturmAussichtsturm/-plattform point NatureNaturpark-Reitroute park riding trail Potsdam Brandenburg nature park and its neighbour in Saxony-Anhalt. Gollbogen Mühro Klepzig KleinMarzehns Garrey “Schloss Wiesenburg” andNP its landNP - NPDahme- Garrey Heideseen Cycling and hiking map Hoher Fläming, Gollbogen Klepzig Marzehns Fahrradverleih Flämingradweg Hoher Nuthe- Dahme- NP Polenzko scaped park with grottos,NP water NPfeatures BicycleFahrradverleih hire „Fläming“Flämingradweg Bike Trail HoherFläming Nuthe-Nieplitz Heideseen Schlaubetal The work of the rangers is varied: cooperation on programmes for species protec- 107107 NP M 1: 60.000, Publicpress (publisher) Stackelitz Öffentliches WC Tour Brandenburg and over 50 different speciesFläming of Nieplitztress BR Schlaubetal 107107 tion, monitoring and controlling areas are all part of the job, along with expert Serno Lobbese PublicÖffentliches toilet WC „TourTour Brandenburg“ Brandenburg Bike Trail Nationale BRSpreewald Bären- Behlendorf make it an inviting place to take a walk.NP Spreewald Lobbese P Wanderparkplätze NationaleNaturlandschaften The nature park is well-suited for Cycling and hiking map Hoher Fläming, M guided tours for nature tourists. The work with children and youths in the “Jun- Bären-thoren Behlendorf Europaradweg R1 NPNiederlausitzer thoren Groß P ParkingWanderparkplätze site for hikers EuropeanEuroparadweg Bike Trail R1 R1 Naturlandschaftenin Brandenburg NiederlausitzerLandrücken riding tourism. 1: 50.000, Dr. Barthel Verlag (publisher) ior Ranger Programme” is a focus for environmental education in the region. Groß Marzehns in Brandenburg NP Landrücken Garitz Göritz Marzehns Niederlausitzer Boßdorf NLP = Nationalpark NP Garitz Jeber- Göritz DESSAU NLPBR = BiosphärenreservatNationalpark NiederlausitzerHeidelandschaft Krakau Boßdorf Krakau Jeber- 35 km 0 5 km BRNP = NaturparkBiosphärenreservat Heidelandschaft Bergfrieden »Theodor Fontane« NP = Naturpark Ragösen Bergfrieden DESSAU cycle route 0 5 km N Ragösen Weiden N BornumBornum Weiden