Parks and nature in Brandenburg

Brandenburg’s landscape is defined by expansive historic gardens and an intricate network of glacial lakes. This collection features UNESCO-listed sites in Potsdam like the New Garden and Babelsberg Park, alongside 19th-century manor grounds like Schlosspark Genshagen. Natural highlights include the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve's Parsteiner See and the unique horticultural design of Kromlau’s Rhododendron Park. From the post-mining restoration of Gräbendorfer See to the protected dry grasslands of Schönwalde, these locations represent the region's diverse ecological and architectural heritage.

Parks and Nature — Map

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New Garden

The New Garden in Potsdam is a park of 102.5 hectares located southwest of Berlin, Germany, in northern Potsdam and bordering on the lakes…

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Babelsberg Park

Babelsberg Park is a 114 hectare park in the northeast of the city of Potsdam, bordering on the Tiefen See lake on the River Havel.

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Schlosspark Genshagen

A heritage-protected park surrounding an 1878 manor house, now home to the Genshagen Foundation.

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Kirchpark

Local village park located in Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten.

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Villenanlage mit Park

A heritage-protected residential villa complex and private park area.

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Friedenseiche

A designated natural monument consisting of a commemorative oak tree.

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Schwielowsee

Schwielowsee is a lake in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated to the south and west of the city of Potsdam.

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Parsteiner See

Parsteiner See is a lake in the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Luchsee

Luchsee is a lake in Brandenburg, Germany. It lies at an elevation of 52.7 m and has a surface area is 7.2 ha.

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Großer Zeschsee

A 41-hectare lake near Zossen, surrounded by dense woodland and the village of Zesch am See.

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Grubensee

A deep clear-water lake in the Storkow region, known for its high water quality and diving conditions.

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Wolletzsee

A 330-hectare lake in the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve, featuring a circular trail and public swimming areas.

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Düstersee

Part of the Ucker lake system, this water body is situated within the Temmen-Ringenwalde municipality.

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Gräbendorfer See

A 457-hectare lake created from a former open-cast mine, now part of the Lusatian Lake District.

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Schwielochsee

The Schwielochsee is a lake in Lower Lusatia, the south-eastern part of Brandenburg, eastern Germany.

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Kromlau Azalea and Rhododendron Park

The Kromlau Azalea and Rhododendron Park is an 80-hectare landscaped park in Gablenz, Germany, built during the nineteenth century,…

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Lennépark

A 19th-century urban park in Frankfurt (Oder) designed by the renowned Prussian landscape architect Peter Joseph Lenné.

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Gutspark Wulkow

Landscape park surrounding the historic Wulkow manor house, featuring old-growth trees.

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Gutspark Glambeck

A heritage-protected manor park located within the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve.

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Magerrasen Schönwalde

A nature reserve protecting nutrient-poor dry grasslands and rare flora adapted to the region's sandy soil.

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