Bredereiche

The Havel River shapes Bredereiche like no other place in the Fürstenberg Lake District. In the past, it was the lifeline for inland waterway boatmen, but today it serves as a waterway for tourists on their way between Berlin and the Mecklenburg Lake District. Whether by houseboat or canoe, there are moorings close to the lock, which has existed since 1740, and the tranquil village and its surroundings can be explored on foot.

The 17th century half-timbered church, which dominates the centre of the village, is worth seeing. The valuable inventory includes a candlestick from 1599 and two traditional ships from the Schifferverein, which are reminders of Bredereich's time as a shipping village. Here you can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the village digitally.
The lock in Regow, where a goat cheese dairy welcomes guests, is also worth a trip. The path leads past meadows and fields in the middle of the Uckermark Lakes Nature Park. Here the Havel meanders through the middle of nature and many a captain has seen himself eye to eye with grazing cows that have their pastures right next to the water.

In the direction of Himmelpfort, a good kilometre beyond the end of the town, a legendary spot on the Havel invites you to bathe: The Nonnenbad. According to legend, nuns from the Cistercian monastery of Zehdenick made their way to their brothers in the order in Himmelpfort to receive advice on "wealth creation". Due to the pronounced tendency towards cleanliness and after a walk on a dusty road, the women are said to have first taken a bath in the river at this spot. And that is how this place got its name.
The name Bredereiche means something like "settlement of the broad oak" - one of the 400-year-old giant trees can still be found today when leaving the village in the direction of Himmelpfort.