Optikpark Rathenow: 10Th Anniversary in 2016
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RATHENOW STOTAWDNT DOEFR O OPPTITCIKS RATHENOW TOWN OF OPTICS Legend library, shopping centre church, chapel, cemetery stadium, sports facilities war-, natural-, memorial tennis courts town hall indoor swimming pool information, information pillar bathing area hospital/clinic, health centre sports hall, mini-golf course first-aid post, chemist bowling-, ninepins alley car park, multi-storey car park jetty, boat berth park and ride, coach park lighthouse, boat tour mobile home parking animal enclosure petrol station, taxi rank bank/cash machine, post office places of interest Rathenow Baptist Church RATHENOW TOWN OF OPTICS © ehs-Verlags GmbH, www.stadtplanverlag.de © ehs-Verlags GmbH, www.stadtplanverlag.de ...in the Havelland Kuhlhausen Großder- Dreetzer See schauM Strodehne Giesenhorst Linum Kremmen Oranienburg Stölln Brunne Schwante Lehnitz Motorway Garz M Schönholz- Betzin Staffelde Kamern Dechtow Flatow Bärenklau Germendorf Leegebruch Welcome to Rathenow! Neuwerder Friesack 96 Kleßen Vehlefanz Rhinow M 24 Groß Bundesstraße (A-road) Gülper Prietzen Jahnberge Warnau See M Kuhhorst Ziehten Birkenwerder Dear citizens, residents of the Havelland Schönholz Kleßener Vietznitz See Lobeofsund 10 Main road Gülpe Görne und visitors, Görner Warsow 273 Eichstädt Velten Hohen NATURPARK Karolienenhof Tietzow Wolsier WESTHAVELLAND See Neuen- Havelland cycle path Molkenberg Havel Elslaake Spaatz Börnicke Brädikow Königs- Marwitz dorf On the following pages we'll take you on a As good hosts, the State Horticultural Show Witzke Witzker 5 Paulinen- Ha horst Deutschhof Grünefeld vel Havel cycle path Schollene Parey 102 See 188 aue länd Ebereschenhof isch cultural and touristic landmark tour of our in 2006 and the Federal Garden Show in Haage er G Wassersuppe Landin Wagenitz r.-Ha Schollener See Hohen- uptk Kienberg town and the surrounding area. 2015, but also all the years between these nauen Hohennauener See anal Bötzow Train Ferchesar Bienenfarm Paaren Perwenitz Stolpe Grütz Semlin Kriele major events, allowed us to present our Ferchesarer Senzke M Hennings- See M Berger- Wansdorf Tourist Information We'd like to bring our country and its people region in all its beauty. We remain Selbelang damm Pausin dorf FROHNAU Stechow Kotzen Pessin Nauen Schön- M Büten- closer to you, point out places of interest, committed to that. Göttlin Retzow heide walde M Museum Rathenow Damme Liepe Ribbeck M inform you of interesting facts about the Steckels- Nenn- Möthlow Berge Lietzow KRÄMER FORST Falkensee dorf M hausen M Places of interest history of the region and its culture, and give Dear visitors, I hope that you will always Groß- Buckow Bredow Briese- Falken- wudicke lang hagener See you tips on leisure activities as well as hints have fond memories of our beautiful tourist Bamme Buschow Markee Tegeler Campsite W E S T H A V E L L A N D See TEGEL n a t u r p u r Buckow Klein Groß M Zeestow on hotels and restaurants. region and that you, dear fellow citizens, Gräningen Barnewitz Behnitz Behnitz Quer- Wernitz Bivouac site 188 Klein- mathen Schwane- Neurohr- Spree will always feel at home in our town. wudicke Böhne NATURPARK WESTHAVELLAND beck Mögelin beck HASEL- Wuster- HORST It's nice when you realise: even as a native Garlitz mark SPANDAU Boat tours Schmetzdorf Premnitz Niebede Hoppen- M there's always something new to discover. Mützlitz Gohlitz Tremmen Elstal Dallgow-Döberitz 5 Bützer M rade Priort Conservation area Döberitz Our motto for our visitors is: We're only M Buchow- Kartzow DÖBERITZER HEIDE Seeburg Berlin Vieritz Wachow Zollchow 102 Gorz Karpzow happy, when you are! Milow Marzahne Bagow Etzin Groß Golf Havel Falken- 115 rehde Satzkorn Fahrland Glienicke Großer GRUNE- Bollmanns- Ketzin WALD Pritzerber Hohen- Päwesin 10 2 Wannsee See ferchesar Butzow ruh Beetzsee Airfield / aviation Jerchel Paaren ZEHLEN- Pritzerbe Radewege Fahrlander Klitsche Ketzür Lünow DORF Bahnitz Paretz M Uetz See Lehnitz LICHTER- Youth hostel Kützkow Fohrde Trebelsee Neu See 1 FELDE Roskow Zachow 273 Fahrland Göttin- Mar- Sacrower Möthlitz Brielow Mötzow See Zabakuck Schlagenthin Nitzahn M see quardt Teltow Ferry Ronald Seeger Tieckow Weseram Demsin Beetzsee Havel Deetz Phöben Schlänitz- Potsdam Klein- see Babels- Mayor Knoblauch Brandenburg Klein Kreutz Schmergow Leest M machnow Havelland Brettin Briest berg Roßdorf M Grube Gördensee Töplitz Stahns- Plaue Schmerzke Gollwitz Götz Krielow Bensdorf Kem- Großer Golm dorf 1 nitz Zernsee Wust Jeserig Derwitz Großer Wendsee Plessower See © W&M Grafikatelier Breitling See Groß Wald- Drewitz Plauer See Glindow Werder Templiner Kade Schenken- Kreutz stadt Güterfelde Semliner Straße 82 Genthin Wusterwitz Rietz berg Bochow M M 1 See Gr. Wuster- Göttin Rietzer See Plessow 14712 Rathenow witzer See Mösersche See Content & Imprint Content / Imprint 1 The rough draft of this booklet was twice as Welcome long. We had to accept that it's impossible to fit the tourist offers of a whole region into a handy-sized brochure. 1 Content & imprint 37 The whole weekend Please consider the information available as a short teaser of what distinguishes the 2 The oldest tourist association 42 A relaxing week with the family „Westhavelländer” and what we're proud of. in the tourist region Havelland 51 I not only want to look around, but Well-produced and more extensive up-to-date 3 Ten years of the Optikpark also do something – leisure activities information can be found on the Internet on Rathenow www.rathenow.de as well as 55 Denominations www.tv-westhavelland.de. 4 History of the town of Rathenow 56 The Havel Since it's currently popular, we could have placed these eye-catching QR codes for fast access to appropriate websites in numerous 16 History of the optical industry 58 The nature park Westhavelland places in the brochure. But we didn't, because it doesn't serve clarity. Instead, just to show that 60 Havelland customs and recipes 22 Places of interest in Rathenow we can: 32 Rathenow's lovely 64 List of references neighbourhoods Inside back cover: 36 Now that I'm here … Map of the Havelland area what can I do? Issued by: Stadt Rathenow, Berliner Straße 15 Back cover: 14712 Rathenow 36 I'm only here today Map of Rathenow Tel. 03385 596 322 · www.rathenow.de Concept, Layout, Design: W&M Grafikatelier · 14712 Rathenow, Februar 2016 Cover photo: Am Alten Hafen, BUGA-Zweckverband The Westhavelland Tourist Association Westhavelland, … who we are water – woods – lush fields, pure nature – guaranteed relaxation! The nature park in Westhavelland The association was founded in 1990 and is is the largest in the thus the oldest tourist association in the Havelland travel area. holiday destination Brandenburg. Our members are touristic service providers, backers from banks, commerce, the trades, Tourist-Information industry as well as private individuals and and Regional Market Hint! local authorities. Tourismusverein Westhavelland e. V. We are the organisers of the traditional Our aim is to contribute towards the Freier Hof 5 · 14712 Rathenow "Waldweihnacht" in Rathenow's town forest. development of the Westhavelland into a Tel. +49 (0)3385 51 49 91 On the 3rd weekend in Advent, Rathenow's jewel for eco-tourism. www.tv-westhavelland.de town forest is the setting for a peaceful Furthermore, we are an experienced and Christmas market in natural surroundings. friendly contact point for all citizens of the No more annoying tinkling of rides, but still Westhavelland and our visitors. Reisegebietsverband: fun for the whole family. Tourismusverband Havelland e. V. Since 2009 the Tourist Information Office of Theodor-Fontane-Straße 10, 14641 Nauen A nice tradition! - Just ask us! the Westhavelland Tourist Association has OT Ribbeck been certified with the red i-Marke from the Tel. +49 (0)33237 859030 German Tourist Association. www.havelland-tourismus.de We introduce 2 3 Optikpark Rathenow: 10th Anniversary in 2016 The Optikpark is an extremely positive the park season, there is, among other source of pride for the town of Rathenow things, an increase in boarding house guests. and the Westhavelland. The park is Retailers are observing more and more out- impressive in its standards and horticultural of-town customers. quality. The urban prime factor Optik is reflected throughout the park in a popular, With its programme of events, the diverse and informative manner. It wasn't Optikpark has acquired a high reputation without reason that the park was one of the among organisers, artists and the public. central BUGA sites in 2015. Its beaver There is also praise for the friendliness of the mascots, Opti, Havi and Flori became town personnel and the quality of park Optikpark Rathenow heralds for Rathenow. maintenance. Nature. Culture. Recreation. Since the State Horticultural Show in 2006, more than 1.1 million guests have taken a The educational project „Grünes Klassen- stroll in the park. zimmer“, recognised well beyond the 24th April – 3rd October 2016 borders of Rathenow, offers information on www.optikpark-rathenow.de Meanwhile, it has become an economic different themes to over 4400 children and factor with welcoming side-effects: During youngsters in more than 160 events. The history of the town of Rathenow Settlement in today's Havelland began During the course of the peaceful transition approx. 12.000 years ago. Around 3500 of rule from the Hevelli King Pribislaw- BCE settlers grew crops and kept livestock. Heinrich in Brandenburg to the Margrave Findings prove the manufacture of Albert the Bear in 1150, areas of Rathenow ceramics. In the Bronze Age (from 1700 were also likely to have been passed over to BCE) copper alloy was manufactured for the Germans. Being the only effective Havel weapons, jewellery and tools. There are crossing between Brandenburg and Havel- numerous findings of independent smelting berg, Rathenow gained regional impor- from the Iron Age (500 BCE). tance in the Havelland. A German castle was also built on the east bank of the Havel to At the time of the Roman Empire (new safeguard the Havel crossing which in the epoch) the Germanic Semnones settle in the meantime consisted of a multi-part bridge In its almost 800 year history, Havelland.