Wittenburg Old Town – Former Mill Wittenburg loop from Wittenburg
Wittenburg Old Town – Former Mill Wittenburg loop from Wittenburg
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Wittenburg Old Town – Former Mill Wittenburg loop from Wittenburg
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8.29km
30m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 14, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.50 km
Wittenburg Old Town
Highlight • Historical Site
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1.87 km
Undine Spring Wittenburg
Highlight • Natural Monument
Since June 2008, the town of Wittenburg has been a member of the "Legends and Fairy Tale Route" association.
Like all other member towns, Wittenburg also has its own original fairy tale character: the legendary Undine at her enchanted spring.
On the wall in Wittenburg, near the Bürgerpark, a small stream burbles peacefully: the Undine Spring.
According to legend, a fairy named Undine once promised a man eternal happiness in love if he would swear fidelity to her. The man kept his promise and pledged his loyalty. Later, however, he married another woman, and Undine punished him with death. But his death brought Undine no satisfaction; quite the opposite. Even though she was deeply unhappy about what had happened, she transformed herself into a spring on the man's grave after the funeral. In this form, she still embraces her beloved with loving arms.
As part of the association's membership in the "Legends and Fairytale Route," a life-size wooden statue of Undine was placed at the spring in 2010. It had been crafted in just two days in front of the town's historic town hall.
The spring is even bubbling a little at the moment.
Source: mecklenburg-schwerin.de/reiseziele/staedte-und-orte/wittenburg/undine-quelle
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1.98 km
Hungerturm Wittenburg
Highlight • Historical Site
The city of Wittenburg with 6303 inhabitants (2020) was first mentioned in 1194 as a provincie and in 1230 as a civitas (city). From 1282 to around 1350, Wittenburg was the capital of an independent county that stretched from the Elbe near Boizenburg to behind Crivitz.
The first early medieval castle was destroyed by Henry the Lion in 1150 and replaced by a new massive castle complex. After that, the city developed. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the old town was e.g. In the area of Wallstraße and Alter Wallgraben / Wasserstraße, a fortification with city wall, rampart and moat as well as defense towers and city gates was built.
The round medieval Gothic tower made of bricks in the monastery format with a conical roof is a remnant of the city wall, only a few parts of which have been preserved. The Amtsberg Tower, the Stork Tower and the remains of the wall on Wallstrasse and in the Amtsberg Park are still preserved from the fortifications. The mill gate was demolished in 1850 and the stone gate in 1869.
Convicted criminals were locked up in this tower from the late Middle Ages and only provided with water and bread. Many prisoners starved to death after several months in the lightless rooms. That's how he got his name.
The tower was renovated as part of urban development funding.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerturm_(Wittenburg)
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2.30 km
Wooden Bridge Over the Motel
Highlight • Bridge
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2.57 km
Former Mill Wittenburg
Highlight • Structure
used as a residential and commercial building. Noteworthy is the prominent tower next to the building.
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6.49 km
Christus König Church Wittenburg
Highlight • Religious Site
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8.29 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.58 km
2.08 km
1.62 km
997 m
Surfaces
2.83 km
2.44 km
2.23 km
425 m
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