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Northern side shortly after the exit of the Hankhauser Bäke

Ellernteich with a fountain

The Ellernteich is a real curiosity - because this pond was created twice. The Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Peter Friedrich Ludwig, had a park built here in Rastede next to his summer residence. His son and successor, Paul Friedrich August, expanded the park in the style of an English landscape park. In the course of this, the local lowland, which was covered with alders, known in Low German as Ellern, was converted into a fish pond in 1842. How complex the undertaking was can be seen from the fact that the pond was only completed 9 years later, in 1848. When it was completed, a new line of sight was created from the castle across the Ellern and Mühlenteich ponds to the water mill.

The idyllic mill pond is an old forest lake and is located in the forest near Obenstrohe, a district of Varel. It is surrounded by hiking trails and a fairytale forest landscape. The circular path around the pond is equipped with benches that invite you to linger. This is a particularly good place to observe water birds, including swans. A fishing trail with boards offers additional information about the nature of the area and fishing. There are also parking spaces near the pond. (Source: https://www.blutana.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/Muehlenteich-Varel-2437.html)

Over time, Varel harbor has undergone many changes, but its romance has remained. Today, the harbor is a colorful mixture of moorings for private pleasure boats, the home port of individual fishing boats, a location for commercial enterprises and a tourist attraction. Many guests come to Varel harbor to enjoy fish in the fresh sea breeze in the various restaurants. Watch the fishermen smoking eels, have a small fish snack or enjoy a Frisian beer in the smallest pub in Germany. In the harbor area, traces of the old Christiansburg can still be found, which was built in the 17th century by the Danish King Christian V. A map shows the old fortification walls and moats. In 1733, a sluice was built, the section in front of the dike was designed as a mooring point for ships. The development of shipping was initially hesitant. It was only with the start of industrial

Stroll in the beautiful city park along the Ellernteich circular hiking trail. This is 4.1 km long

A station on the sculpture trail on the dike: here The Ark by Thorsten Schütt.

Small sweet pond, near Varel.