The Fläming Heath
is a region and hill chain that reaches over 100 km from the
Elbe
The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...
river to the
Dahme River
The Dahme is a river that flows through the Germany, German States of Germany, states of Brandenburg and Berlin. It is a left bank tributary of the Spree (river), River Spree and is approximately long.
Course
The source of the Dahme is near t ...
in the German states
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
and
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...
. Its highest elevation is the Hagelberg (201 m). The name Fläming originates from the 12th century, when
Flemish colonists came to settle in the region from the overcrowded cities of
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ...
.
The Fläming Heath is a rural area, which benefits from its proximity to the
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
metropolitan area. Tourism became an important economic sector. With its three nature parks (
High Fläming Nature Park
High Fläming Nature Park (german: Naturpark Hoher Fläming) is an 827 km2 nature park in Potsdam-Mittelmark district in the German state Brandenburg. It is the third largest of 11 nature parks in the state of Brandenburg. In 1997, it was dec ...
,
Fläming Nature Park
The Fläming Nature Park (german: Naturpark Fläming) is a nature park with 824 km2 in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, opened in 2005. It is one of six nature parks in the state Saxony-Anhalt.
The park borders in the north to the High Fläming Nature ...
, and Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park), the focus is on walking, cycling and recreation in nature. Another tourist attraction is Flaeming-Skate, which is one of the longest inline-skating tracks in Europe (190 km).
The towns
Ziesar
Ziesar () is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated south-west of the city of Brandenburg.
Demography
Local council
Following local elections held on 26 May 2019:
* SPD 5 seats
* CDU 4 seats
* Freie ...
,
Bad Belzig
Bad Belzig (), until 2010 Belzig, is a historic town in Brandenburg, Germany located about southwest of Berlin. It is the capital of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district.
Geography
Bad Belzig is located within the Fläming hill range and in the ce ...
,
Niemegk
Niemegk () is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") Niemegk.
Geography
The municipal area is situated on the northeastern slopes of the Flämi ...
,
Treuenbrietzen
Treuenbrietzen is a town in the Bundesland of Brandenburg, Germany.
Geography
The municipality Treuenbrietzen is situated 32 km northeast of Wittenberg and includes the localities
* city of Treuenbrietzen with its agglomerated suburbs ''L ...
,
Jüterbog
Jüterbog () is a historic town in north-eastern Germany, in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg. It is on the Nuthe river at the northern slope of the Fläming hill range, about southwest of Berlin.
History
The Slavic settlement of ' ...
,
Baruth/Mark
Baruth/Mark is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km east of Luckenwalde, and 53 km south of Berlin.
Geography
Baruth/Mark is structured in the following parts of town,Main constitution of ...
,
Dahme/Mark,
Wittenberg
Wittenberg ( , ; Low Saxon language, Low Saxon: ''Wittenbarg''; meaning ''White Mountain''; officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg (''Luther City Wittenberg'')), is the fourth largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wittenberg is situated on the Ri ...
,
Loburg
Loburg is a town and former municipality in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Ehle, north of Zerbst. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Möckern
Möckern is a town in the Jerichower ...
,
Möckern
Möckern is a town in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated east of Magdeburg. The Battle of Möckern took place south of the town in 1813.
History
Möckern was originally called "Mokrianici" by the Slavs who s ...
, and
Zerbst
Zerbst () is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until an administrative reform in 2007, Zerbst was the capital of the former Anhalt-Zerbst district.
Geography
Zerbst is situated in the Anhalt-Wittenberg regio ...
, as well as the municipalities
Wiesenburg (Mark)
Wiesenburg ( official name: ''Wiesenburg/Mark'') is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 10 km west of Bad Belzig, and 34 km southwest of Brandenburg. It is located in the High Flämi ...
and
Rabenstein/Fläming
Rabenstein (officially: ''Rabenstein/Fläming'') is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second mo ...
, are situated in or at the border of the Fläming Heath.
References
External links
Flaeming-Skate official website
Hill ranges of Germany
Regions of Brandenburg
Regions of Saxony-Anhalt
Teltow-Fläming
North German Plain
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