Temnitzquell: Katerbower See and Summer Theater

Temnitzquell offers travelers a variety of reasons to visit: Lake Katerbow is all about lakeside views and the circular hiking trail, while Netzeband has a summer theater tradition. The source area of the Temnitz lies near Pfalzheim, close to Rägelin, in the municipality of Temnitzquell. When planning your trip, you can first decide whether nature by the lake, a hike or a theater performance will shape your stay.

Lake Katerbow and the Circular Hiking Trail

Lake Katerbow, around two kilometers long, lies in the village of Katerbow in the municipality of Temnitzquell and is part of the foothills of the Mecklenburg Lake District. A rest area on the south shore offers a view of the lake. The circular hiking trail leads from the rest area on the south shore along natural paths through the forest and past the two villages of Charlottenhof and Buchenwald; it starts and ends at the village church in Katerbow. This makes it easy to distinguish the rest area as a place to enjoy the lake view and the village church as the starting and finishing point of the loop.

Summer Theater in Netzeband

Since 1996, classic plays have been performed every summer as part of the Netzeband Summer Theater, including works by Fontane, Brecht and Shakespeare. The performances are staged as synchronized theater on the large open-air natural stage in the estate park below Temnitz Church. Unlike the lakeside circular trail, the Summer Theater is tied to the summer season, making it a specific reason to choose your travel dates. If a performance will determine your stay, check the current program and dates before booking.

Getting to Netzeband

For travel to Netzeband, trains and buses can serve as a guide. The Prignitz-Express RE 6 route runs from Berlin via Neuruppin or from the direction of Wittstock to the Netzeband stop. Bus route 762 is listed as operating from Neuruppin to the Netzeband Kirche stop, Monday to Friday; before traveling, check whether this service and the RE 6 connection are currently operating. Check the current timetable before traveling, especially the day of the week on which the bus runs.

Ostprignitz-Ruppin as a Regional Setting

The wider destination of Ostprignitz-Ruppin is characterized by open spaces and quiet, with a rural landscape of green beech and pine forests, meadows, shady tree-lined avenues, and numerous lakes and rivers. The Ruppin Lake District is one of the travel regions in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin. The Kyritz-Ruppin Heath covers 12,000 hectares in Ostprignitz-Ruppin and has been part of the Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park since 2021. It is one of the largest contiguous areas of Calluna heath in Europe. The nature park partly lies within Ostprignitz-Ruppin and invites visitors to hike and cycle. Also within the wider destination, the Fontane Cycle Route takes cyclists to places and landscapes described by Theodor Fontane in his work “Wanderings through the Mark Brandenburg.” The Ruppiner Land Circular Hiking Trail partly follows the European long-distance trail E 10 within the wider destination of Ostprignitz-Ruppin.

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