The Müritz in Mecklenburg Lake District

29 June 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  6 minutes

Boathouses on Binnensee © Beyer/cc-by-sa-3.0

Boathouses on Binnensee © Beyer/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Müritz is a lake in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, northern Germany. Its area is 117 km², which makes it the second largest lake in Germany (after Lake Constance) and the largest lake entirely within Germany.   read more…

The water town Fürstenberg on the Havel

9 April 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Brandenburger Strasse with Havel church bell tower © Christopher Voitus/cc-by-sa-3.0

Brandenburger Strasse with Havel church bell tower © Christopher Voitus/cc-by-sa-3.0

Fürstenberg is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Until 1950, Fürstenberg was part of the former Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Fürstenberg is situated on the River Havel, 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Neustrelitz, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Berlin.   read more…

Mirow in the Mecklenburg Lake District

30 March 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  5 minutes

Mirow Castle © kleine-seenplatte.de

Mirow Castle © kleine-seenplatte.de

Mirow is a city in the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte in southern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.   read more…

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