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Here the Emster Canal flows under a blue bridge.

It is worth taking a detour to the north to the Klostersee. The path is paved and ideal for wheelchair and walker users. At the end of the path you reach a jetty that is often used for fishing or swimming. From here you can see the lido, the rowing and sailing club and the Institute for Arts and Crafts.

There are three specific bathing spots at Kolpinsee, where the lake can be reached via a small sandy beach. A covered picnic table and various wooden benches are ideal for a rest on the shore.

There are three specific bathing spots on Lake Kolpin, where the lake can be reached via a small sandy beach. This is the northernmost of the three bathing spots. A covered picnic table and various wooden benches are ideal for a rest on the shore.

Beautiful view over Lake Netzen

One of the many legends and myths surrounding Lehnin Monastery is about its founding. Margrave Otto I of Brandenburg is said to have been separated from his companions while hunting in the forest here. After wandering around for a long time in the thicket, he sank exhausted under an oak tree and fell into a deep sleep. He dreamed that a deer was attacking him. He tried to defend himself against him with his hunting spear. When that failed, in his fear he cried out for help in Christ's name. Then the animal disappeared. When he awoke, his companions stood before him. When he told them about his dream, they said that it was certainly the devil in the form of a deer that harassed him and only disappeared when he called on the name of Christ. Margrave Otto decided to build a monastery on this site "so that the infernal enemy could be driven out of these areas through the prayers of pious men."

The official bridge as a connection over the Emster Canal was rebuilt in 2008, so that there is again an opportunity to cross the canal at a historic location. Because of its color scheme it is called “The Blue Bridge”. At its eastern end, the path branches off: one branch runs in a westerly direction, the second in a northerly direction to the monastery lake. The client for the new building was the municipality of Lehnin Monastery.

Founded in 1180 and secularized during the Reformation in 1542, Lehnin Monastery has been home to the Luise-Henrietten-Stift since 1911. In the High Middle Ages, the abbey played an important role in the expansion of the young March of Brandenburg under its first margraves from the House of Ascanians. In addition to its historical significance, the monastery also has great cultural significance: its church is one of the most important Romanesque-Gothic brick buildings in Brandenburg. Its reconstruction between 1871 and 1877 is considered an early masterpiece of modern monument preservation.