Gerswalde – Moated Castle, Museums and Cycling Route

Gerswalde brings together two distinct travel interests: the moated castle and its historical themes, and a 24-kilometre circular cycling route that starts and ends in Gerswalde. If you are looking for a hotel in Gerswalde, you can first consider whether local history or cycling should be the focus of your stay. The two themes offer different ways to experience the town.

Moated Castle and Local History

Gerswalde Moated Castle stands in the centre of town and is considered its most significant historic monument. The castle has a small exhibition about the discovery of the oldest Stone Age grave, or the first “Uckermärker”. This links the building to a specific archaeological subject that reaches far back beyond the more recent history of the town. The moated castle and the local history museum are open to visitors. A medieval festival is held at the castle every year. If you are planning to travel to Gerswalde specifically for this festival, check the dates for the relevant year in advance.

Exhibits at the Gerswalde local history museum and fishing museum tell the story of life over the past 100 years. This takes a different view of time from the castle exhibition: here, the focus is on life in a more recent century, while the castle exhibition concerns the discovery of a Stone Age grave or the first “Uckermärker”. In this way, the archaeological past and more recent local history stand side by side as distinct cultural and historical themes.

A Circular Cycling Route Starting and Ending in Gerswalde

The 24-kilometre circular route starts and ends in Gerswalde. Its length provides a clear framework for planning your trip, and as a circular route it takes you back to your starting point. Those who want to include cycling in their stay have a clearly defined option. The castle, local history museum and fishing museum offer a different focus, centred on local history and exhibits. This gives you a choice between a cycling tour and cultural and historical themes when planning your stay.

The Uckermark as a Wider Travel Destination

As a wider travel destination, the Uckermark offers a distinct landscape and range of activities in the Uckermark Lakes Nature Park. It lies in the heart of the Uckermark, a region rich in water with gently rolling terrain, and includes clear-water lakes, kettle holes and bogs. Other landscape features include terminal moraines, drumlins, inland dunes and ribbon lakes. The nature park has more than 150 kilometres of waterways for paddling and over 600 kilometres of signposted hiking trails. The Uckermark as a whole has 1,200 kilometres of designated hiking trails. The more than 600 kilometres refer to the nature park; the 1,200 kilometres refer to the entire Uckermark.

Cultural and technological history are also part of the wider Uckermark travel destination. The Gramzow Railway Museum displays historic railway vehicles from different eras, as well as exhibitions on track construction, workshop operations, railway operations and transport services. Technical installations can be found outdoors and in buildings. On operating days, visitors can ride on historic railway vehicles and drive rail trolleys themselves. The museum combines exhibitions with the opportunity to take a ride; the Gerswalde circular route, by contrast, is a cycling tour. Boitzenburg Castle is another cultural highlight in the region: it is considered the largest castle complex in the Mark Brandenburg outside the royal palaces of Potsdam and is surrounded by a Lenné park.

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