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known river in the nature park, the Dahme, originates near breeding cavities of this, the smallest owl species in the area, Kolpien and meanders its way pictorially through the north of are still a rarity, the heraldic animal of the nature park – the the area until finally emptying into the in Berlin. related and similarly endangered Tengmalm’s owl – enjoys its continued occurrence in in the near-natural forests A Strange Owl of the Niederlausitzer Landrücken.

Approximately one-half of the nature park is dominated by pine forests alongside the near-natural pine-sessile oak stocks in the Rochauer Heide (Rochau Heathland), the beech heathlands near Gahro, and other deciduous forests that were neither deforested nor excessively used for grazing. Compris- A Wondrous Countryside ing approximately 100 square kilometer, the forest between Brenitz and Kemlitz forms one of the largest contiguous forest environmentally responsible use of their lands and in landscape felting, threshing, and butter making; bread is made in the One of Central Europe’s most exciting landscapes are located areas in southern Brandenburg. conservation. bakehouse and traditional costumes from the 19th century are between and Calau. In this area, large pit mines ex- It is noticeably cooler atop the forested land ridge, it rains Four organic farms do jointly operate the mansion in Ogrosen. worn. The Höllbergschänke (Höllberg Tavern) offers typical, tracted lignite until 1991. more frequently, and the snow stays longer than in the They sell their ecologically produced groceries directly to their regional dishes; an exhibit provides information about the Since then, a near-natural landscape comprising large and remaining areas. Plants and animals characteristic of low customers at their local farm shop. The fish farm in Fürstlich history of land use. In the Höllenbergen (Höllen Mountains) small, deep and shallow lakes, dunes and steppes is developing mountain range can be found on the ridge: spruce and deer Castles and Estates Drehna operates several ponds in the nature park covering a and in the Calauer Schweiz south of Calau there are numerous ever since at a breathtaking rate. In the pits, little vegetation fern (Blechnum spicant) in the cool stream valleys; the rare total size of circa 100 hectares. In the ponds there live carp, hiking trails, while varied bike trails wind through the Luckauer and rising water is attracting ever new rarities from flora and cross-leaved heath (Erica tetralix) and Bog-myrtle (myrica Since the Bronze Age people have used the fertile land on the perch, and pike as well as protected species such as the Euro- Becken (Luckau Basin). In addition to the nature hikes visitors fauna. gale) – its only occurrence in Brandenburg – on the marshy foothills and north of the upland. At least 14 former castles pean crayfish, Large Mussels, and the European bitterling. will surely also find interesting the pottery village of , Today thousands of migratory birds roost here every year. subsoil. At the beginning of the 1990s the Eurasian pygmy- from the 6th to the 12th centuries here bear witness to the the Plinsdörfer (farming villages), the local history museums in This spectacular post-mining landscape forms about one-sixth owl made its first reappearance in Brandenburg. While the settlement by the Slavic peoples the Lusizi, who possessed Luckau, Calau, and Dahme, as well as the romantic churches of the nature park, while the rest offers some unexpected their legendary center in Liubusua, not far from today’s Höllberghof in -Wentorf, Waltersdorf, or Riedebeck. One should also surprises, too. Tengmalm’s owl Erica tetralix Luckau. The current settlement structure arose after 1200, not miss the Heinz Sielmann Nature Park Center Wanninchen The Niederlausitzer Landrücker (Lower Lusatian land ridge), following the German conquest: primarily round villages, For many years the Höllberghof of the Friends of the Nature at the Schlabendorf lake. a ridge of hills ranging from Hamburg to Silesia, marks the Angerdörfer (villages built around a communal square), and Park near Langengrassau has been a center of attraction for last advance of the glaciers from the Wolstonian Stage around street villages. The impact of the medieval estates can still thousands of locals and visitors. The three-sided farm yard Publisher: Ministry of Rural Development, Environment and Agriculture of the Federal State of Brandenburg 200,000 years ago. be seen today in the estate mansions with their grounds, has been built in 1991 out of wood, clay, reed, stone, and Editorial staff: Niederlausitzer Landrücken Nature Park in the Brandenburg State Office of Environment It extends about 50 kilometers from Dahmetal (Dahme Valley) fishponds, and boulevards – as in the estate villages Zieckau, straw according to a 200-year-old model. It is, on the one Photographs: K. Decruppe, H. Donath, R. Donat, C. Donat, J. Götting- Niederlausitzer Frosinski, U. Hegewald, J. Herrmann, M. Keil, Naturwacht Brandenburg, in the northwest to Altdöbern in the southeast, right across Waltersdorf, Görlsdorf, Beesdau, Ogrosen, and Reddern. hand, a research and environmental education center and, on F. Ratajczak, J. Sauer Map: Pro Line Concept, Berlin Landrücken Nature Park the nature park. Towards the North, where the end moraine Minor industrialization left the land sparsely populated. Today the other, a site for the maintenance of customs and tradi- Design/creation: Power-DesignThing GmbH Printed by: Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg is characterized by sharp falls of up to 70 meters, numerous 28 people live here per square kilometer. For centuries, agricul- tions. Here old domestic animal breeds such as the skudde – a This publication is printed on environmentally friendly paper. As of: August 2017 small streams rise that feed into the lowlands pond area. ture, which is conducted on just less than 40 percent of the frugal species of sheep – and the pastured pig are bred and (Endangered) species such as European otters, common king- nature park, has remained the main source of income in the used in landscape conservation. The annual Harvest Festival Naturpark The Niederlausitzer Landrücken Nature Park is part of “Nationale Natur- landschaften” (National Natural Landscapes), the umbrella brand for fishers, ospreys and white-tailed eagles hunt here. The best- region. Farmers and fishermen receive professional support in the in the autumn features displays of old crafts such as spinning, German National Parks, Biosphere Reserves, Nature Parks and Wilder- Niederlausitzer ness Areas, supported by the registered charity EUROPARC . Landrücken Zützen 115 Sagritzritz Buckow Schöneiche 320 Glienig BurglehnBur Laasow Falkenhain Schiebsdorf Radensdorf Kasel-Golzig Niewitz Lübben Schäcksdorf NP WußwerkUckermärkische Jetsch BR Flusslandschaft NP Seen NLP Zauche -Brandenburg Stechlin- BR Unteres Schorfheide- Ruppiner Land hrt Odertal Liedekahle Krossen Nordumfluter fa Chorin B n h Görsdorf u a NP r Alt ZaucheZauch A contact person on site: the nature Nature Park Administration - Niederlausitzer Land Kaden g K Barnim - NP r Liebs- L e Caule Kreblitz Neuendorf ü West- h Niederlausitzer Landrücken Tourism Office Berste b c NP wardens lead visitors to particularly Gebersdorf dorf b havelland u Prensdorf Kümmritz Hauptspree e Wildau- n a Märkische Fürstlich Drehna, Alte Luckauer Straße 1 Nonnengasse 1/Kulturkirche e z BERLIN r-K u Schweiz beautiful and interesting places Wentdorf Rüdingsdorf Duben anal e e PotsdamN 15926 Luckau/OT Fürstlich Drehna 15926 Luckau m h NP in the nature park. They record a 96 Tel./Fax: (03 53 24) 30 50 Tel./Fax: (0 35 44) 30 50 Rietdorf D NP NP Dahme- Zagelsdorf Zieckau Heideseen plants and animals, observe the Freiimfelde Hoher Nuthe- NP np-niederlausitzer-landruecken@lfu. Schollen Ragow Fläming Nieplitz 15 SchlaubetalMühlen- brandenburg.de Elbe-Elster-Land Tourism Office Pitschen- Gießmanns- BR conditions of the habitats, monitor 87 Spreewald dorf dorf Karche Terpt Mittelkanal G Buschmühle www.niederlausitzer-landruecken- Markt 20, 04924 Dahme Klein roNP adherence to protection regula- 115 GroßschutzgebieteNLP = national park (Nationalpark) ße Karche-Zaacko Radden Niederlausitzers F naturpark.de Tel./Fax: (03 53 41) 3 06 52 Pickel Pelkwitz Wierigsdorf Lübbenau ließ Zaacko inBR Brandenburg = biosphere reserve Landrücken tions and carry out measures of Rosenthal Groß (Biosphärenreservat)Burg-Lübbener-KanalB NP www.elbe-elster-land.de Niendorf Paserinerin NLP = Nationalpark K l Radden NP = nature park (Naturpark) Niederlausitzer e species and biotope conservation. BR = Biosphärenreservat i 102 Luckau Lehde Heidelandschaft n Ranger Service Alteno e Hinden- NPH a =u Naturparkptspree S Large Nature ReservesLeipe in N p Alte Luckauer Straße 1 Infopoint Calau eu r Uckroo berg e S e Sieb Kemlitz Falkenberg Klein Brandenburg e Cahnsdorf Groß pr 15926 Luckau/OT Fürstlich Drehna Cottbuser Straße 32, 03205 Calau Zöllmers- Willmersdorf- Beuchow Beuchow ee dorf Stöbritz Klein Tel: (03 53 24) 30 80 78, Fax: 30 80 73 Tel: (0 35 41) 8 95 80 Klessow The baroque castle including the Biosphären- www.naturwacht.de www.calauer.de Höllberghof Langen- grounds in Altdöbern is currently Egsdorf Südum reservat grassau flute Bollensdorf Wittmanns- Frees- Stoßdorfer r Südum Eisdorf Groß Boblitz flute being restored. While only remains Höllberghof Niederlausitz-Museum Luckau dorf dorf See Lichtenauer r Kolpien Waltersdorf Garrenchen See Klessow of the castle and park can be vis- Heideweg 3 Nonnengasse 1/Kulturkirche Crater and Crane Franken- Kittlitz Spreewald dorf Groß Altsorgefeld Bergbaufolgelandschaft Lichtenau Naundorf ited in , one can enjoy 15926 /OT Langengrassau 15926 Luckau Wüstermarkee Lübbenau Görlsdorf Schlabendorf-Nord Schönfeld Raddusch Tel: (03 54 54) 74 05, Fax: 604 Tel: (0 35 44) 5 5 70 79 Neumühle Goßmar Müschen celebration, and accommodation in Lignite mining that began in the 19th century and intensified Schöna Nord Stradower Kahnsdorfer www.höllberghof.com www.niederlausitzmuseum-luckau.de Körba Sorge Gehren Schlabendorf Schönfelder Teiche the (hotel) Wasserschloss Fürstlich See See Fleißdorf after 1960 engulfed entire landscapes, including their vil- Stradow Drehna (Fürstlich Drehna Moated Riedebeck e Heinz Sielmann Nature Experience Calau Local History Museum rst Schlabendorfer Bischdorf Suschow e Bischdorfer ß lages, in the northeast of today’s nature park. Since the last Rochauer B ie Castle). The aligned landscape Centre Kirchstr. 33, 03205 Calau Grünswalde Zinnitz See l Babow See Göritz f Bergbaufolgelandschaft n e l park is worth a visit throughout Wanninchen Tel: (0 35 41) 8 91- 0 Heide h Vetschau coal train left here in 1991 a landscape of lakes and marsh Neusorgefeld Beesdau Seese-West Dubrau ü M 15926 Luckau/OT Görlsdorf Freileben Wanninchen Bathow Märkisch- the entire year. heide Tel: (0 35 44) 55 77 55, Fax: 55 51 96 Dahme Local History Museum has emerged covering 20 square kilometer. The flooding of Bergbaufolgelandschaft Koswig r Bornsdorf Schlabendorf-Süd e www.sielmann-stiftung.de Töpferstr. 16, 15935 Dahme/Mark u the mining pits and the rising of the groundwater in recent Walddrehnadrehna Mlode a The 20-cubic- Groß Kalkwitz ch Eichow Tel: (03 54 51) 4 93 ts Jehser e Bergen Stiebs- V meter Teufels­ years has led to the creation of seven larger und many smaller Trebbinchen dorfer Mallenchen See Drehnaer Buckow Saßleben 15 stein (Devil’s Sonnewalde Local History Museum Wehnsdorfnsdorf See Erpitz lakes. In future they will be a paradise for swimmers, fisher- Reuden The historic core of Luckau – a im Vorderschloss, 03249 Sonnewalde 87 Pechhütte Gahroer Repten Stone) in the Schwarzenburg Pechhütte Fürstlich Calau gate to the nature park – is nearly Tel: (03 53 23) 6 83 18 oder 6 31 25 men and the diverse wildlife. While local recreation areas are Weißack Drehna Tugam BBolschwitz Gehrener Proßmarke Klein- completely enclosed by the medi- Säritz Berge (Gehren created on the Hindenberg, Schönfeld, and Drehna lakes, krausnik Groß eval town wall and the moat. Berga Naundorf Groß- Mehßow Schadewitz Tornitz krausnik Gahro Crinitz Hills) is the around one-third of the post-mining landscape in the nature Klein GahlenGa largest glacial Mehßow Kemmen Werchow Missen Briesen Pliesken- park will be turned into a nature reserve and left to natural Pahlsdorf Radens- Craupe erratic block dorf Cabel dorf Lugk- Wüstenhain in the south of development. The Heinz Sielmann Foundation has acquired Wehrhain Hillmersdorf teich Babben Dabern Groß Schrackau Zeckerin Bahren Brandenburg over 3,000 hectares in order to ensure the long-term con- Lassow Friedersdorf Bahren Ogrosen Brenitz Calauer Schweiz Since time immemorial cranes servation of habitats for rare plants and animals. Even today Trebbus Babbener Gollmitz Gräbendorfer Settinchen Frankenhain Stechau Buch- Border of the Nature Park Goßmar See have roosted on the fields between the mining lakes are a component of one of the largest crane Grenze Naturpark Niederlausitzer Landrücken Lichtena Weißag wäldchen Heide Ranzow Luckau and Calau. Especially good NiederlausitzerNaturschutzgebiet Landrücken (NSG) Sonnewaldeonnewalde meeting and roost areas in Germany. Sand martins and com- Reddern Breitenau Gosda Zwietow Casel views can be enjoyed from the OelsigNature park administration Muckwar mon terns also live around the waters; tens of thousands of Besucherzentren des Naturparks Dübrichen Arenzhain Schönewaldewaldee Pießig 20-meter-high observation tower InformationInformation Museum Ossakak Münchhausen Möllendorf Nordic geese rest here annually. An island forms the habitat Museum on the road between Goßmar and ter Tanneberg Rutzkau Bronkow Luckaitz RangerNaturwacht Service Camping Kleine Els Peitzendorf Freesdorf. In the autumn, one Prießen Neu- Bergbaufolgelandschaft for largest colony of seagulls. In the few re- Ponnsdorf Gröbitz Rehain döbern Greifenhain can often bird up to 7,000 cranes, WaterWassermühle mill ParksParkanlagen Frankena maining untouched areas around Schlabendorf, wolves have Werenzhain 96 13 Schöllnitz 50,000 nordic geese, and 2,000 Windmühle Aussichtsturm Lindthal Rettchensdorf Greifenhain Wind millBuchhain Observation tower Lipten lapwings. already been seen. One regional treasure is the tiger beetle Massen Saadow Slavicslawischer castle wall Reiten/ Kirchhain Hennersdorfersdorfdorf Burgwall Riding/charabancFahrtouristik AltdöbernAlt Altdöberner Cylindera arenaria viennensis that lives on the nutrient-rich Lugkanal Göllnitz Nexdorf BikeRadtouren Trail (Auswahl) Chransdorf soils of the post-mining landscape. Doberlug- Lug See Kirchhain Betten Ressen 0 8 km Lieskau N Lugau Lubochow