• Stechlinsee, Picture: TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH/Steffen Lehmann

Ruppiner Seenland Water paradises and cultural enjoyment

The Ruppiner Seenland is considered one of the most attractive recreational areas for aquatic sports in Europe. Palaces with marvellous lake views, like in Rheinsberg, serve as magical backdrops for concerts, theatres and festivals. The towns in the region are reminiscent of the Brandenburg-Prussian history. Many places look as if they have hardly changed for centuries: Cobblestone alleys lined with fruit trees and corn poppy scattered along the paths and storks on rooftops.

Let's go! We show you how to spend the perfect day in the Ruppiner Seenland, give you useful tips and recommendations surrounding your vacation and reveal the best highlights you don't want to miss.

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Explore and enjoy water and nature paradises

The Ruppiner Seenland is a region in Brandenburg most rich in water. More than 170 lakes and rivers and canals invite you to embark on a water adventure by canoe, house or motorboat. Hobby skippers are directly connected with Berlin, the Elbe and Oder River and the Baltic Sea through a dense network of waterways.

The pristine landscape of the Ruppiner lakeland region offers cyclists a variety of recreational opportunities to enjoy, marvel and explore nature, for instance, on the Havel-Radweg or the Berlin-Kopenhagen-Radweg cycling paths.

Oranienburg Palace, the oldest baroque palace of the March Brandenburg, is situated in the historic centre of Oranienburg, accommodating two museums today. Built in the year 1651 as a country residence for Louise Henriette, the first wife of the First Elector; Frederick I. had Oranienburg Palace expanded and splendidly furnished.

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Am Stechlinsee Am Stechlinsee, Picture: TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH/Steffen Lehmann
Schwedtsee Fürstenberg / Havel Schwedtsee Fürstenberg / Havel, Picture: TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH/Madlen Wetzel
Wutzsee in Lindow Wutzsee in Lindow, Picture: TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH/Steffen Lehmann
    Am Stechlinsee Am Stechlinsee, Picture: TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH/Steffen Lehmann
  • Schwedtsee Fürstenberg / Havel Schwedtsee Fürstenberg / Havel, Picture: TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH/Madlen Wetzel
  • Wutzsee in Lindow Wutzsee in Lindow, Picture: TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH/Steffen Lehmann

Highlights in Ruppiner Seenland

Ziegeleipark Mildenberg, Foto: Peter Himsel, Lizenz: Ziegeleipark Mildenberg

Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the largest… Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park –… Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the… Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the largest brick…

The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the…
Zehdenick OT Mildenberg | Ruppiner Seenland
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Ziegeleipark Mildenberg, Foto: Peter Himsel, Lizenz: Ziegeleipark Mildenberg
Rheinsberg Castle in the morning sun, Foto: Jannika Olesch, Lizenz: Tourismusverband Ruppiner Seenland e. V.

Rheinsberg House and Park Rheinsberg House and Park Rheinsberg House and Park Rheinsberg House and Park

Frederick the Great spent his best years as crown prince in Rheinsberg. Between 1736 and 1740, Frederick created a splendid court…
Frederick the Great spent his best years as crown prince in Rheinsberg. Between 1736 and…
Frederick the Great spent his best years as crown prince in Rheinsberg. Between 1736 and 1740, Frederick created a splendid court of muses.…
Frederick the Great spent his best years as crown prince in Rheinsberg. Between 1736 and 1740, Frederick created a splendid court of muses.…
Rheinsberg | Ruppiner Seenland
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Rheinsberg Castle in the morning sun, Foto: Jannika Olesch, Lizenz: Tourismusverband Ruppiner Seenland e. V.
Bogler forms, picture: TMB-Fotoarchiv/Birgit Kunkel

​Hedwig Bollhagen workshops for ceramics Marwitz ​Hedwig Bollhagen workshops for ceramics… ​Hedwig Bollhagen workshops for ceramics Marwitz ​Hedwig Bollhagen workshops for ceramics Marwitz

The popular ceramic products coming from the Hedwig Bollhagen factory have long been carried in antique shops, galleries and…
The popular ceramic products coming from the Hedwig Bollhagen factory have long been…
The popular ceramic products coming from the Hedwig Bollhagen factory have long been carried in antique shops, galleries and museums all…
The popular ceramic products coming from the Hedwig Bollhagen factory have long been carried in antique shops, galleries and museums all…
Oberkrämer OT Marwitz | Ruppiner Seenland
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Bogler forms, picture: TMB-Fotoarchiv/Birgit Kunkel
Ofen- und Keramikmuseum Velten

Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum

The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering…
Velten | Ruppiner Seenland
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Ofen- und Keramikmuseum Velten
Oranienburg Palace, picture: Finish Werbeagentur

Oranienburg Palace Museum Oranienburg Palace Museum Oranienburg Palace Museum Oranienburg Palace Museum

Oranienburg Palace is one of the most significant Baroque buildings in the Mark Brandenburg, and a symbol of the Electorate of…
Oranienburg Palace is one of the most significant Baroque buildings in the Mark…
Oranienburg Palace is one of the most significant Baroque buildings in the Mark Brandenburg, and a symbol of the Electorate of Brandenburg’s…
Oranienburg Palace is one of the most significant Baroque buildings in the Mark Brandenburg, and a symbol of the Electorate of Brandenburg’s…
Oranienburg | Ruppiner Seenland
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Oranienburg Palace, picture: Finish Werbeagentur
Kremmen Marktplatz

Day Trip 1 to the Historic Town Centres of Rheinsberg,… Day Trip 1 to the Historic Town Centres of… Day Trip 1 to the Historic Town Centres of… Day Trip 1 to the Historic Town Centres of Rheinsberg, Neuruppin and…
(59 km)

This tour takes you through the three historic town centres of Rheinsberg, Neuruppin and Kremmen, across magnificent flat…
This tour takes you through the three historic town centres of Rheinsberg, Neuruppin and…
This tour takes you through the three historic town centres of Rheinsberg, Neuruppin and Kremmen, across magnificent flat landscapes, down…
This tour takes you through the three historic town centres of Rheinsberg, Neuruppin and Kremmen, across magnificent flat landscapes, down…
Neuruppin | Ruppiner Seenland
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Kremmen Marktplatz
Ziegeleipark Mildenberg, Foto: Peter Himsel, Lizenz: Ziegeleipark Mildenberg

Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the largest… Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park –… Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the… Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the largest brick…

The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the…
Zehdenick OT Mildenberg | Ruppiner Seenland
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Ziegeleipark Mildenberg, Foto: Peter Himsel, Lizenz: Ziegeleipark Mildenberg
Rheinsberg Castle in the morning sun, Foto: Jannika Olesch, Lizenz: Tourismusverband Ruppiner Seenland e. V.

Rheinsberg House and Park Rheinsberg House and Park Rheinsberg House and Park Rheinsberg House and Park

Frederick the Great spent his best years as crown prince in Rheinsberg. Between 1736 and 1740, Frederick created a splendid court…
Frederick the Great spent his best years as crown prince in Rheinsberg. Between 1736 and…
Frederick the Great spent his best years as crown prince in Rheinsberg. Between 1736 and 1740, Frederick created a splendid court of muses.…
Frederick the Great spent his best years as crown prince in Rheinsberg. Between 1736 and 1740, Frederick created a splendid court of muses.…
Rheinsberg | Ruppiner Seenland
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Rheinsberg Castle in the morning sun, Foto: Jannika Olesch, Lizenz: Tourismusverband Ruppiner Seenland e. V.
Bogler forms, picture: TMB-Fotoarchiv/Birgit Kunkel

​Hedwig Bollhagen workshops for ceramics Marwitz ​Hedwig Bollhagen workshops for ceramics… ​Hedwig Bollhagen workshops for ceramics Marwitz ​Hedwig Bollhagen workshops for ceramics Marwitz

The popular ceramic products coming from the Hedwig Bollhagen factory have long been carried in antique shops, galleries and…
The popular ceramic products coming from the Hedwig Bollhagen factory have long been…
The popular ceramic products coming from the Hedwig Bollhagen factory have long been carried in antique shops, galleries and museums all…
The popular ceramic products coming from the Hedwig Bollhagen factory have long been carried in antique shops, galleries and museums all…
Oberkrämer OT Marwitz | Ruppiner Seenland
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Bogler forms, picture: TMB-Fotoarchiv/Birgit Kunkel
Ofen- und Keramikmuseum Velten

Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum

The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering…
Velten | Ruppiner Seenland
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Ofen- und Keramikmuseum Velten