Georgenthal: Nature, Lakes and History
Accommodation in Georgenthal
Explore Georgenthal through its landscape and history. The “Matheswall, Schmielen- and Gabelsee” FFH protected area gives the place its connection to nature, while the milestone and the history of the old highway offer insights into historic routes.
The Landscape Around Georgenthal
The “Matheswall, Schmielen- and Gabelsee” FFH protected area has EU number DE 3551-301 and state number 067. It covers 187 hectares and is located in Märkisch-Oderland district, in the municipality of Falkenhagen (Mark), Brandenburg. It extends for about 4.2 kilometres in a southwest-to-northeast direction and measures about 950 metres at its widest point. From the Georgenthal district, the area stretches past Gabelsee and Schmielensee to Schwarzer See, east of Falkenhagen (Mark).
Near Georgenthal, the protected area includes the source of the Platkower MĂĽhlenflieĂź and its course through a meltwater channel. This channel has cut into the glacial ground moraine plateau. The area also includes Kalksee, Gabelsee, and the Great and Little Schmielensee lakes. This brings a source area, a flowing waterway and several lakes together in a geographically compact landscape shaped by glacial features. The names of the bodies of water help explain the spatial connections within the protected area without conflating the lakes into a single place.
Local History and Routes
A listed milestone stands in Georgenthal on federal road B 5 at kilometre 20.1. The town’s history goes back further: before 1756, the manor owner Georg Abraham von Hohendorff established an outlying estate in a valley hollow and named it Georgenthal. It was located three kilometres south of the Falkenhagen manor house. By order of Frederick II dated 3 February 1756, foreign, non-Prussian families, among others, were settled there. From 1776, Georgenthal was referred to as a colony and had its own village head. This makes it possible to distinguish the establishment of the outlying estate, the settlement and its later designation as a colony in chronological order.
The history of the highway is also part of the town’s historical context. Around 1800, the highway from Berlin to Frankfurt (Oder) ran through Georgenthal and Petershagen between Heinersdorf and Treplin. This detour was created because Madam Blum, the general leaseholder of Falkenhagen, demanded too high a price for the land to be ceded. A highway keeper’s house was also built in Georgenthal around 1800 during the road’s construction. These details relate to the highway’s route at the time. They describe the route around 1800, not a present-day road connection.
Accommodation in Georgenthal
The former “Grundkrug” inn is now used as a holiday farm. Ferienhof Georgenthal has six holiday apartments. When looking for a hotel, distinguish the apartments from a hotel stay: the six units mentioned are holiday apartments at a holiday farm.
More Options in the Wider Falkenhagen (Mark) Destination
The wider Falkenhagen (Mark) destination has bathing spots at Schwarzer See, Gabelsee and MĂĽhlenteich. The water quality at these bathing spots is tested regularly. Falkenhagen also has a dog beach. As its location and accessibility may change, check these details before your visit.
In the Falkenhagener Heide, hikers interested in history and technology can discover buildings and ruins of the military-owned armaments plant “Muna Ost/Seewerk, Falkenhagen.” The plant was built from 1939 to the spring of 1945 and was partly bunkerised. Another way to explore the region is the cycling loop from Alt Rosenthal, which runs via Regenmantel to Falkenhagen (Mark).
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Go to the overview of the wider destination: Märkisch-Oderland.
