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For the history of the beaver in other peoples, there are descriptions here

a place that invites you to linger

The Elbe foreland is characterized by changing riverbanks, herbaceous meadows, and willow thickets. Near-natural softwood floodplains of purple willow and black poplar grow here. Many rare species, such as the river lamprey and the beaver, find their habitat here; in northern Germany, these species often occur exclusively in the Elbe glacial valley. In addition to these natural treasures, the biosphere reserve also features a medieval rampart on the Old Salt Road, south of Schnakenbek. It once protected the Elbe crossing on the important trade route between Lübeck and Lüneburg. Today, you can still see the remains of the circular rampart. You can find out more about the biosphere reserve here: https://nationale-naturlandschaften.de/gebiete/flusslandschaft-elbe-schleswig-holstein

The "Stecknitz-Delvenau-Niederung" nature reserve, covering 617 hectares, was designated in 2002 by the Schleswig-Holstein State Office for Nature and the Environment. It runs predominantly along the state border with Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, along the "Green Belt," the former death strip of the inner-German border between the state border and the "Kolonnenweg" (Kolonnenweg). The "Green Belt" is part of the "Stecknitz-Delvenau" nature reserve of the same name on the Mecklenburg side, which has been protected since 1990 with an area of 249 hectares. Further information is available in the flyer from the Schleswig-Holstein State Office for Nature and the Environment or from the Hamburg Botanical Society. https://www.bund-sh.de/naturschutz/schutzgebiete-des-bund/stecknitz-delvenau-niederung/

The village of Basedow lies northeast of Lauenburg, sheltered on the slope of the high bank of the Elbe River, which bends northward, and thus in the glacial valley of the Delvenau River. It is documented as an existing village in the famous tithe register of the Bishop of Ratzeburg from 1230. The name indicates a Wendish settlement called "Basedowe," which translates as "book nest." Basedow belongs to the group of ancient settlements in the southern Sadelbande, where German settlement is assumed to have occurred around 1150 AD. However, finds from the Late Stone and Bronze Ages prove that the Basedow fields were settled much earlier. Due to its location on the Stecknitz Canal, which was opened in 1398 and can be described in modern parlance as the "wet salt road," and along which countless loads of salt were transported from Lüneburg to Lübeck over the centuries, Basedow has always had a certain connection to Hanseatic trade. https://www.basedow-sh.de/unser-dorf/historisches/

For sure-footed hikers, the trail is extremely interesting and rewarding, and in dry weather it is not difficult. Walking poles are advisable after rain and in autumn.

The view is excellent, but the Prince's Garden itself is somewhat disappointing

2025, the old bridge will soon be history