With its extensive hills, lakes and rivers, the Märkische Schweiz is a real paradise for hikers, as Theodor Fontane found it. The pristine forests, gorges and moors are home to special animal and plant species. Buckow, the only state-approved Kneipp health resort in the Märkische Schweiz, impresses with its excellent air quality and the Caribbean-blue Schermützelsee.
Märkische Schweiz
Inspiring Heights
Here, on the ice age heights, the mind finally finds the freedom it deserves, here thoughts dance.
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Märkische Schweiz
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The Schermützelsee: A picturesque lake ideal for water sports such as swimming, boating and fishing.
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The Märkische Schweiz Nature Park: A vast nature reserve with diverse flora and fauna, perfect for hiking, cycling and nature watching.
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The Pyramid Garzau: Originally served as a mausoleum for the von der Schulenburg family and is now a popular destination for tourists who want to explore the region's picturesque landscape and historic architecture.
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The Waldsieversdorf water tower: For visitors, the water tower of Waldsieversdorf offers not only a historical insight, but also a breathtaking view from its platform, which allows a panoramic view over the picturesque landscape of Märkische Schweiz.
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The Müncheberg Parish Church: The Müncheberg Parish Church is an architectural jewel that reflects the history and cultural heritage of the Brandenburg region. This impressive church, which has its origins in the 13th century, stands majestically in the heart of the town of Müncheberg and is a striking landmark that attracts many visitors.
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nature park route
On the nature park route there are valleys, gorges and heights, water
and natural jungle, meadows and moors, exciting stories
about legends and myths, geology and nature conservation as well as hidden natural bathing spots.
Differences in altitude that challenge even experienced hikers,
alternate with magical places to pause and breathe.
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Caribbean feeling in Brandenburg
The Schermützelsee, on whose shores Buckow stretches, is the largest lake in Märkische Schweiz and quickly creates a Caribbean feeling when the water shines turquoise blue in the sun. It offers water lovers a number of opportunities to be active. In the warmer months, some quiet forest lakes offer wonderful opportunities to relax and enjoy the sun and the landscape. Quiet observers can spot otters, beavers and other animals that have found their habitat in forest lakes and small streams. Hardly any other region in the Oder-Spree Lake District can boast such diverse nature.
Only state-recognized Kneipp health resort
Perhaps this recommendation from personal physician Heinrich Gottfried Grimm to King Wilhelm IV was the impetus for the town to develop into a recognized health and spa resort. The neighboring town of Waldsieversdorf was also inspired by this development and made a name for itself as a state-approved resort with a Kneipp sanatorium. Today, Buckow is the only state-approved Kneipp health resort in the state of Brandenburg and attracts thousands of visitors every year who want to take a cure for body, mind and soul. In Märkische Schweiz, however, you can not only set off on the nature trail, but also follow the history trail and explore historic towns and villages. Between the forests and Schermützelsee, you really feel like you were in Switzerland. Moors and dense fir trees are just as much a part of the route as museums, artists' gardens and the curious fieldstone pyramid in Garzau. All of them look back on a long history, most of which goes back to the 13th century and has left its mark everywhere.
Our colleague Jennifer Ehm thought that there is not only a lot to see in the Oder-Spree Lake District, but also a lot to hear.
So she grabbed her recording device and met interesting people on her forays through the Oder-Spree Lake District. The result is podcast episodes that provide insights into the work and voluntary commitment of many people in the Lake District. They report on tours and describe the beautiful and water-rich natural landscape of the Lake District.
On the trail of the beaver - tour around the Däberseen lakes
May 2022
Together with the head of the tourist information office of Märkische Schweiz Annett Kiesner we started our late riser tour in the dreamy resort of Waldsieversdorf. On this relaxed half-day tour we crossed idyllic landscapes and stopped at the John Heartfield HouseThere we met the friendly and committed chairwoman of the association of the same name Astrid Landsmann and fell in love with the fairytale museum and the beautiful area overlooking the large Däbersee.
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