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View of Lake Gartow – Former GDR Border Post loop from Gartow

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View of Lake Gartow – Former GDR Border Post loop from Gartow

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View of Lake Gartow – Former GDR Border Post loop from Gartow

01:01

17.9km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Naturpark Wendland.Elbe

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1.16 km

Gartower Hof

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful half-timbered house, centrally located in the village, unfortunately, the restaurant is currently closed.

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1.40 km

Café in the organic store Gartow

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Café in and behind the organic store!
Highly recommended..,

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1.54 km

St. George's Castle Church, Gartow

Highlight • Religious Site

A testament to the Baroque era that is well worth seeing is the St. Georg Church in Gartow. After a fire completely destroyed the previous church, the current baroque church was built in 1724.
The traces of this first building, also called St. George's Church, can be traced back to the early 14th century.
Gartower Kirche has always been a patron church. The patronage of the church was initially in the hands of the von Bülow family. In 1694, however, the family of the Counts von Bernstorff took over the patronage of the church, which they still do today.
The single-nave baroque building of today's church has a small tower at the southern end. However, the interior of the church is particularly remarkable. In contrast to so many other churches of this time, the interior of Gartow's St. George's Church was completely preserved. The ornamented baptismal font, a pulpit altar and grisaille paintings all contribute to the baroque charm of the church, as does the organ from the time it was built.
The magnificent baroque organ comes from the Lüneburg master organ builder Johann Matthias Hagelstein and was probably built around 1740. It is considered to be the master's only completed organ work and is characterized by its individual timbres. These can be heard particularly well in July and August, when, as part of the Gartow Organ Summer, a different artist demonstrates his skills on the instrument every Wednesday evening in the ambience of the baroque church.

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region-wendland.de/sehensworthkeit/kirche-gartow

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1.62 km

View of Lake Gartow

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The beautiful Gartower See is the heart of the village Gartow and is always worth a visit!

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8.68 km

Former GDR Border Post

Highlight • Historical Site

An old border post from GDR times. However, it is not in its original place, because the former GDR border (now the border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt) ran in a northerly direction approx. 1 km away from here and approx. 3 km in a south direction.

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8.94 km

Village Church of Bömenzien

Highlight • Religious Site

A visit inside the church is also worthwhile

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12.1 km

Former Border Guard Observation Tower (Green Belt Germany)

Highlight • Monument

12.3 km

Former East German Border Watchtower Near Nienwalde

Highlight • Historical Site

This old DDR border tower stands between Nienwalde and Bömenzien. You can very well experience the old inner German border (green belt) and guess how it looked like this time.

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17.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.64 km

3.19 km

3.17 km

2.34 km

275 m

176 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

7.00 km

450 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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View of Lake Gartow – Former GDR Border Post loop from Gartow

Gartower Hof

Café in the organic store Gartow

St. George's Castle Church, Gartow

View of Lake Gartow

Former GDR Border Post

Village Church of Bömenzien

Former Border Guard Observation Tower (Green Belt Germany)

Former East German Border Watchtower Near Nienwalde

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