Two States – One Park
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Dry as Dust Before a protective layer of vegetation was formed after the end of the last ice age, the exposed sand was blown into dunes. This is how the typical interior dune areas originated; primarily on the sandar in the south (e. g. Schönower Heide or »Schönow Heath«) and in the west of the nature park and at the edge of the Eberswald Glacial Valley between Melchow and Biesental (Melchower Schweiz). During geological surveys a 12,000 year old, cambisol layer was found buried under the Common kingfisher Western march orchid European fire-bellied toad dunes, named after the discovery site »Finow soil.« This attests to an interim warm period and vegetation growth toward the margraves. Wall fragments are extant on the castle hill. end of the last ice age. Two States – One Park Water and Forest History(-ies) In the vicinity the 4 meter high Reiherberg was built on A trail with an observation tower was built through the a sand island in the Finowaue: a Slavic circular rampart The circa 750 square kilometer Barnim Nature Park is a joint, More than half of the nature park is forested. Pines dominate; Berlin forests in the Schönower Heide. Today’s heathland The legend goes that the Count Albrecht I von Ballenst- with a 45 meter circumference. The toponym Biesenthal large reserve in the states of Brandenburg and Berlin. 5.4 % on some locations there is near-natural forest stock: beech was formed by a military training ground. Where earlier edt named »the bear,« who came from the House of of comes from settlers out of the Altmark. The original of the area is located in the northern Berlin neighborhoods of forest on Liepnitzsee (Liepnitz Lake) and in the Barnimer tanks rolled by, there is now a large nature reserve of over the Ascanians (=Aschersleben), was bear hunting in the Slavic name remains lost to eternity. Pankow and Reinickendorf. The Brandenburg portion of the Heide (Barnim Heath), mixed oak forest in Kreuzbruch, alder 500 hectares. The heath is kept free of brush and tree thick Barnim forests in the middle of the 12th century. He nature park lies between Bernau, Bad Freienwalde, Eberswalde, marshes in Finow and Bries Valleys. Characteristics for the growth in order to maintain for visitors the lilac vista and got lost and came to a tavern. The excellent beer and Liebenwalde, and Oranienburg. Regardless of whether one nature park are also its lakes, kettles and rivers, whose origins the endangered species of this now rare habitat. Around the beautiful surroundings moved him to found Bernau. Ministry of Environment, Health and Consumer Protection of the Federal State of approaches the »geological« Barnim from the south through the are partially very different. They all have one thing in com- one-third of the broodstock of hoopoe and European The fact is that Barnim, which was settled by Slavs and Brandenburg Editors: Office of Press and Public Relations Berlin Glacial Valley, from the east through the Oderbruch (Oder mon: they owe their existence to the last ice age. The small, nightjar in Germany are located on former Brandenburg coveted by many others, first came into Ascanian hands in 14476 Potsdam, OT Groß Glienicke, Seeburger Chaussee 2, Tel. (03 32 01) 4 22 - 0 swamp), from the north through the Eberswald Glacial Valley, or often round kettles are habitats for the heraldic animal of the military training grounds. the middle of the 13th century. At that time the »progenitor and Barnim Nature Park Photographs: Brodersen, Klaeber, Liebke, Schneeweiß from the west from the Havel Lowland: it is – here more, there nature park, the fire-bellied toad. In collaboration with farmers of the march,« who had taken over the Slavic Brennaburg Map: Pro Line Concept, Berlin less – an outstanding plateau. The Barnim Nature Park is not the kettles were restored, which has led to the stabilization (Brandenburg) in the middle of the 13th century and was the Design/Production: Power DesignThing GmbH congruent with this geological unit. In addition it comprisis the so of the amphibian stock and the increase in species diversity first Brandenburg margrave from 1157 to 1170, had already Printing: Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg As of: August 2011 called West Barnim, next to it a portion of the Eberswald Glacial in the bordering agricultural landscape. In the Wandlitz Lake lain in his crypt in Ballenstedt for more than 70 years. The Valley, and the Havel Lowland, which at this point divides from and the Liepnitzsee small vendace are fished as a treasured edge of Barnim is an ancient settlement area. Finds from the Schnelle Havel (Fast Havel). During the last glaciation (Weich- delicacy. In contrast, European brook lamprey, European the Neolithic Era and the Bronze Age are exhibited in the selian glaciation), 18,000 years ago, Barnim was located at the bullhead, and spined loach are taboo for gourmets, fish which local history section of the Agricultural Museum. During Barnim Nature Park edge of a relatively »tired« glacier. It gave the plateau, formed live in the near-natural rivers and are under protection. Those the Migration Period most of the – at this time Germanic – in the previous Wolstonian Stage, only the finishing touches. The with ornithological interest can observe common kingfisher, inhabitants of the area left in the 4th/5th centuries. Follow- escarpment of the Barnimkante (Barnim Ridge) into the Berlin Grey Wagtail, and White-throated Dipper there. A bit of luck ing this Slavic tribes migrated to the area. Their traces are Glacial Valley is especially impressive, among others, on the B1/ is needed to see the shy European otter and the Elbe beaver. still present in many place and field names. The German B5 (Berlin, Alt-Kaulsdorf) as it is in the Oderbruch in Falkenberg Traces of Europe’s largest rodent are, however, – e. g. on the conquest began at the end of the 12th century. The castle Landesamt für Umwelt, Naturpark Nationale (Karlsburg) where it offers a wide view of the Lowlandregion. Langer Trödel (Finow Canal) – highly visible. in Beisenthal belongs to those built by the Brandenburg Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Barnim Naturlandschaften Liebenthal Groß Golzow Brodowin Chorin Schönebeck Werbellin- 11 Falkenthal see Eichhorst Werbellin Werbellinsee Kloster Zaun 167 Hammer Chorin Biosphärenreservat Schorfheide-Chorin Britz Sandkrug Liebenberg Liebenwalde l Buckow 109 a n Üdersee a Tourist Information k 198 Kolonie Klandorf n Klandorf n Klandorf n i l l Britz e Rosenbeck Lichterfelde Neuehütte b Kreuz- Grüneberg Zerpenschleuse r Kreuz- e e Tourismusverein er- Liepe W W - W - berg W Od -Hav Langer Trödel Finowfurt el-K anall Naturpark Barnim e.V. l l l l Finowfurt a a a Neuholland a Finow n n n n Bahnhofsplatz 2, 16348 Wandlitz a a a a Havell - Kanall k k k k er - s s s e s Od Marienwerder Eberswalde s s s s Tel: (03 33 97) 6 72 77 o o o o Finowkanal V V V V Niederfinow Zweigstelle: Finowkanal PLACE OFFERINGS park Zoo/animal Botanicalfacility park Amusement Museums Camping Boat rental course Golf market Farmers' shop Farm lll Berliner Straße 1, 16359 Biesenthal e v Ruhlsdorf a H Eiserbuder Tel. (0 33 37) 49 07 18 Basdorf • lle Karlswerk Freienhagen el See hn Gr. • Sc Sommerfelde Berlin (Blankenfelde) Lottsche- Sophien- Tourism Office Bernau see städt Hohenfinow Berlin (Lübars) • • tt Bürgermeisterstraße 4, g Großer g ee Kl. ll Samithsee Specht- Tornow e • • e 16321 Bernau b. Berlin Bernau b. Berlin g ll Finow hausen ll S ii c tt hwärze s Klosterfelde Mittel- 167 Tel: (0 33 38) 76 19 19 Biesenthal • • e prendener k c See e r • Nassenheide r Birkenwerder tt Bauer- S Prenden see 2 N Falkenberg Tourist Information Eberswalde o • n Danewitz n Strehle- n Cöthen Friedrichs- Stolzenhagen n Steinstraße 3, 16225 Eberswalde Zehlendorf see e thal Schönholz n Diverse: the staff of the nature fl Eberswalde • • • • ie Neugersdorf Tel: (0 33 34) 6 45 20 Grabow- ß zwischen Wensickendorf u. Bogen- Melchow Trampe watch are the contact persons for • • see Wandlitz see Lanke Gr. Dannenberg Finowfurt Schmachtenhagen Sa/So Wuken- Gamen- Information Tourism Center tillgelegt Stolzen- Lanke see see visitors and inhabitants of the na- Klosterfelde • • Just a Stone’s Throw Away Strecke st Ützdorf Biesenthal Schmachten- hagener Gersdorf Krummen- im Familiengarten See pfahl ture park. They implement biotope Kreuzbruch • hagen- Ober- Kruge- Am Alten Walzwerk 1, 16277 Eberswalde litzer S nd ee see Gersdorf and species protection projects, Lanke • • Wensicken- a Tel: (0 33 34) 38 49 20 Lehnitz- W Stree- Tuchen - Klobbicke Torgelow Famous destinations can be reached with the S-Bahn light Oranienburg see dorf Hellsee Grüntal Kruge Lehnitz • Rahmer see conduct long-term monitoring of See Liepnitz- rare species such as beaver, Euro- Liebenwalder Tourism Association Liebenwalde • • rail lines S1, S2 and S8: e. g. Briesetal, Bucher Forest and, Lehnitz 273 see Wölsickendorf Sydow Heckelberg 158 pean otter and orchids, run project Havelstraße 1a, 16559 Liebenwalde Lobetal • especially beloved by ornithologists, Karower Teiche (Karow Wandlitz Brunow Wölsickendorf- Tel: (03 30 54) 9 07 72 Marienwerder • Lobetal Danewitz Wollenberg days and offer guided hikes. Under Lagoons) and the Hobrechtsfelder Rieselfeldlandschaft (Hobre- Zühlsdorf Beerbaum Wollenberg the motto »Adventure Barnim« an Tourist Information Melchow • Leege- 96 Rüdnitz annual school project is begun that Mühlenbecker Land Oranienburg • • • • chtsfeld Sewage Field Landscape). The »Heidekrautbahn« Bullendörfer bruch Borgsdorf Basdorf Prenden • • Tempelfelde is supervised by the nature watch. Hauptstr. 9, 16567 Mühlenbecker Land, (»Heather Train«; NE 27) takes its passengers into the middle Briese OT Mühlenbeck Rüdnitz • Albertshof Freudenberg Sternebeck Oranienburg Ladeburg Mühlen- Tel: (03 30 56) 2 89 47 Ruhlsdorf • • of the nature park. From Berlin-Karow it travels to such classic Summter Bernau LeuenbergNP See becker Uckermärkische See Nord BR Flusslandschaft 109 Gorin- Schönfeld RheinsbergNP Seen NLP Schmachtenhagen • destinations as Wandlitz and Lottschsee (Lottsch Lake).