The sound stitches

It is thanks to industrialisation in the 19th century that a unique natural landscape was able to develop along the Havel between Zehdenick and Burgwall - the clay pits. During the construction of the railway line between Löwenberg and Templin in the 1880s, large clay deposits were discovered under the Havel meadows. Quarrying until the 90s of the 20th century created the so-called clay pits, which are lined up to the left and right of the Havel.

They gradually filled with water and today form a landscape that is unique throughout Germany. Many bodies of water are home to water birds, beavers or rare plants. Moors, swamps and wet grassland attract cranes that rest here in spring and autumn. And many anglers also use the recreational area to pursue their hobby.