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Black Lake and the Swan House in Branitz Park

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Black Lake and the Swan House in Branitz Park

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Black Lake and the Swan House in Branitz Park

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Location: Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany

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Best Hikes to Black Lake and the Swan House in Branitz Park

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1. Cavalier House Branitz – Branitz Palace loop from Cottbus Hauptbahnhof / Chóśebuz głowne dwórnišćo

18.2km

04:36

30m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Kiekebuscher Weir – Cavalier House Branitz loop from Messehallen

12.6km

03:11

20m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Castle Lake – Branitz Palace loop from Sandower Dreieck

5.53km

01:24

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Rombea

June 6, 2020

Here on the black lake you have a beautiful view of the castle bridge, Fuchsinsel with swan house and the castle. If you're lucky, the trumpet swans will come rowing. very nice place with seating e.g. on the old stone bench.

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Günni

May 18, 2024

The Black Lake was created by expanding and redesigning the old Branitz village pond: On the Fuchsinsel stands the so-called Swan House in the Swiss style. Prince Pückler had brought a model of it back from a trip to Salzburg, based on which he had it built and erected around 1850.

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Wetterfrosch2209

January 16, 2022

From the Märkisches Bote of January 15/16, 2022: Swans are not unusual in Lower Lusatia. This one already. They are trumpeter swans, the biggest swans of all. In the 1930s they were thought to be extinct. Now there are again 18,000 animals, mainly in North America. Only two are known in Lower Lusatia. They have lived in Branitzer Park for years and are part of the Cottbus zoo. Usually they stay on the Pyramidensee and its tributaries. Now that the temperatures are clearly below zero at night, they have looked for a place on the flowing water near the castle. They would feel very comfortable in the Spremberg area because they prefer water containing iron. But in Branitz too, all swan friends are finally hoping for offspring. Bird territory expert Mario Wolf from the zoo found that there are males and females...

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Location: Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany

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Black Lake and the Swan House in Branitz Park

1. Cavalier House Branitz – Branitz Palace loop from Cottbus Hauptbahnhof / Chóśebuz głowne dwórnišćo

2. Kiekebuscher Weir – Cavalier House Branitz loop from Messehallen

3. Castle Lake – Branitz Palace loop from Sandower Dreieck

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