Börnicke’s village church, a four-sided farmstead and a memorial stone offer several historical perspectives on the place. The surrounding landscape also invites visitors to enjoy extensive walks through woodland and the Luch wetland. If you’re looking for a destination where both local history and nature play a part, Börnicke offers two distinct focal points.
The village church: architecture and furnishings
Börnicke’s village church is a Late Gothic brick building with a distinctive blind gable. Its tower was added in the early 18th century. The Renaissance altar dates from 1604 and was restored in 1739. The pulpit features images of the Evangelists; the west gallery houses a Gesell organ dating from 1850. These dates reflect different historical layers: the altar is older than the tower, its restoration took place in the 18th century, and the organ dates from the 19th century. The church thus combines a Late Gothic structure with elements added and restored later.
Remembering 1933
The early Börnicke concentration camp was established in mid-May 1933 by SA Regiment 224. During its three months of operation, it became the main detention site for the Osthavelland region. Since 1975, a memorial stone on the site of the former factory on the road to Tietzow has commemorated the camp’s victims. The history of this place of detention is therefore one of Börnicke’s defining historical themes, alongside its buildings.
Another example of village architecture
Another perspective on local architectural history can be found at the four-sided farmstead at Mitteldorf 6. The complex comprises a residential house, two stables and barns. The residential house is a Neoclassical building dating from around 1870–80. The local architecture can thus be viewed on two different scales: an individual religious building and a farm complex made up of several buildings.
Between the Luch and the Glien region
Börnicke lies on the border between the Havelland Luch and the Glien region, as well as on the German Avenue Road. The woodland and the vast, peaceful Luch wetland around the village invite visitors to enjoy extensive walks. The avenue road offers a route of its own, while the walks take in the woodland and Luch. Alongside the historic buildings, the location and landscape therefore offer distinct considerations when planning a trip.
A different historical focus in the wider destination of Nauen
The wider destination of Nauen offers a different historical focus from Börnicke’s village church and Luch landscape. Almost the entire historic old town of Nauen has been preserved. Cobblestone lanes, large, architecturally prominent Gründerzeit buildings along the main streets, and small agricultural workers’ houses in the side streets define Nauen’s old town. At its centre stands the Protestant Church of St. Jacobi on Martin-Luther-Platz. It is a three-aisled hall church in the Brick Gothic style, built from red bricks in the Late Gothic period.
Ribbeck is also part of Nauen: in the historic village centre, the castle, church, famous pear tree, Old School and rectory garden form an ensemble. A signposted historic walking route leads around the village green and refers to the year 1889.
Discover more destinations
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