Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park

Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park is a nature park and reserve in the state of

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 ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It covers an area of . It was established on July 1, 2001. It includes

Lake Stechlin Lake Stechlin or Großer Stechlinsee is a lake in Landkreis Oberhavel, Brandenburg, Germany. At an elevation of 60 m, its surface area is 4.52 km². The Stechlin cisco, a dwarfed fish, is found only in this lake. Theodor Fontane's last no ...

, home to the endemic Stechlin cisco. UTafel A24 Stechlin

Nature parks in Brandenburg Protected areas established in 2001 {{Europe-protected-area-stub