Zossen: Water, Routes and History

Zossen’s tourist attractions are spread across ten districts. When planning your stay, it is therefore worth first considering the destinations and themes that interest you most. Lakes and swimming spots, water sports, hiking trails and culture each offer a different focus. Taking the location of each destination into account can help you tailor your hotel search to your planned activities.

Lakes, Swimming Spots and Water Sports

Kallinchen Beach is on Lake Motzen. It is part of the “Am Strandbad Kallinchen” sports and leisure park and has a supervised swimming area; various boats are also available for hire there. Check the facility’s current information before your visit, as offerings may change. This lets you factor in time for swimming and, if you wish, boat hire without treating them as the same offering.

Other waterside destinations include Wünsdorf Beach on Lake Großer Wünsdorfer See, which is ideal for swimming and relaxation, and the beach on Lake Zeschsee, which is part of Zossen’s swimming and leisure offerings. For water skiing, the water-ski park in the district of Horstfelde offers a sporting activity. On the Notte Canal, hydro-bikers can take in Zossen’s green surroundings. These destinations cater to different interests on the water, from swimming and relaxation to water skiing and a ride along the canal.

Choosing Hiking Routes and Trails

The circular route to Zossen’s historic monuments is about eleven kilometres long. It starts at the railway station, passes through the vineyards to the “Alter Krug” Museum, and can be walked as a full loop or in sections of your choice. There is also an approximately eight-kilometre circular route for hiking and walking around Lake Großer Wünsdorfer See.

The two routes offer different ways to plan your day: on the monuments trail, you can choose between the full route and individual sections; the route around Lake Großer Wünsdorfer See is described as approximately eight kilometres long. This makes it possible to match the planned length of your walk to the destinations along the way without conflating details about the two routes.

Culture, Architecture and Wünsdorf’s History

Zossen’s Church of the Holy Trinity was consecrated in 1735. The plastered building has the unusual transverse-hall layout for the region, and its interior is decorated in a restrained Baroque style. The “Alter Krug” local history museum at Weinberge 15 is a museum and meeting place, as well as a unique architectural monument of the region’s local history. Since the monuments trail ends there, the route and museum can be considered together as themes for an outing.

Wünsdorf combines a book town with military history. The centre is home to an international book town whose antiquarian bookshops hold 300,000 books covering all subject areas. The book and bunker town also offers partly underground tours. The Garrison Museum and the “Roter Stern” Museum cover military history from the Imperial era through the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich to the Russian military town.

Today, the site in Wünsdorf can be explored via the Historical Trail through the “Forbidden City”. The old Maybach I and Zeppelin bunkers can be explored on foot with expert guidance; check access rules before your visit. The trail and bunkers offer different ways to discover the site’s history. Those more interested in architecture and regional history will find other points of interest in Zossen’s church and the “Alter Krug”.

Planning an Outing or Event

Four people can ride on one vehicle on the Erlebnisbahn pedal-powered rail bike. Booking and package details may change, so check the current terms in advance. A wine festival may also influence your choice of travel dates: a three-day wine festival in autumn has been a regular part of Zossen’s event calendar for years. Check the specific dates and whether the festival takes place during your travel period.

Whether you plan your stay around a hike, swimming and water sports, or culture in Zossen and Wünsdorf, each destination offers a different focus for your plans. When searching for a hotel in Zossen, you can use these interests and the districts concerned as a starting point.

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