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Source of the Havel

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte

Ankershagen

Source of the Havel

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Source of the Havel

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Müritz-Nationalpark

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Location: Ankershagen, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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1. Waren Marina – View over the harbour at Waren (Müritz) loop from Kratzeburg

71.3km

04:21

320m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Müritz National Park – Source of the Havel loop from Wesenberg

61.4km

04:00

270m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of Lake Zierker – Source of the Havel loop from Neustrelitz Schlossgarten (Hafenbahn)

42.5km

02:52

220m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Mariusz

July 23, 2018

The actual Havelquelle is the Bornsee. Originally, the Havel spring water flowed superficially from the south bank of the Mühlensee into the Dieckenbruch. In order to operate a watermill about 500 meters east of the Mühlensee, a barrier dam was piled up in the 14th or 15th century on the south bank of the Mühlensee and a breach in the direction of Ankershagen was created on the east bank. Since that time, the Bornsee (over the Trinnensee and Mühlensee) no longer drains towards the original Havel, but over the Tollense and Peene into the Baltic Sea. The then built dam has slightly shifted the natural North Sea Baltic Sea watershed.

2007, a small bubbling artificial Havelquelle was created on the south bank of the Mühlensee in the upper part of the Dieckenbruch. A few liters per minute feed now symbolically "real" Havelquellwasser from the Bornsee on the Trinnen and Mühlensee in the Havel.

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Sachsen Onkel

June 16, 2017

Very beautifully laid out the origin of the Havel.

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Carsten

May 28, 2019

Nice for a short stop - otherwise quite touristy - exciting is the jetty in the immediate vicinity ;-)

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Location: Ankershagen, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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Source of the Havel

1. Waren Marina – View over the harbour at Waren (Müritz) loop from Kratzeburg

2. Müritz National Park – Source of the Havel loop from Wesenberg

3. View of Lake Zierker – Source of the Havel loop from Neustrelitz Schlossgarten (Hafenbahn)

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