The best dog-friendly hikes and walks around Werneuchen

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The Erpe is a 32 km long right tributary of the Spree River in the German states of Brandenburg and Berlin. Its source stream north of Werneuchen is also called the Stienitzfließ. From Werneuchen to Altlandsberg, it is also known as the Langes Elsenfließ, and from there to the Berlin city limits as the Neuenhagener Mühlenfließ. Like the entire landscape in Brandenburg and Berlin, the river's course was shaped by the last Ice Age.

Not far from the church stands the memorial to the fallen of the First World War, crowned by an Iron Cross. A plaque commemorates the 24 soldiers who fell in the First World War by name, bearing the following inscription: "1914 - 1918 They went forth into battle and death ... They rest in peace." Further down, the memorial commemorates those who fell in the Second World War in general, apparently added later, with the following inscription: "1939 - 1945 In memory of the dead As a reminder to the living."

The pond is located in Hirschfelde (the location has been changed on Komoot). Actually, there are two ponds right next to the village green, with various seating options at both.

The village church dates from the mid-13th century and was built entirely of fieldstones as a square chancel church. It was partially destroyed in World War II. Besides the rectangular tower with its two original bells, there was a chapel-like temporary church, which was set up in the rear of the chancel in the 1970s. For many years, the nave was a ruin without a roof. The roofs were replaced in 2013. The building now houses rooms for church activities and space for cultural events. A permanent exhibition commemorates Eduard Arnold. Source: https://www.werneuchen-barnim.de/portal/seiten/sehenswertes-in-hirschfelde-900000107-30690.html

The bronze stag sculpture was created by Louis Tuaillon in 1912 (other sources say around 1907) and is the only remaining work of art from the Arnold estate park in Hirschfelde. It originally stood in the center in front of the manor house. Soviet forces took the stag in 1945 after the war ended, when the village of Hirschfelde was deserted (the inhabitants had been evacuated), and placed it on the barracks grounds in front of the officers' mess at the Werneuchen military airfield. After German reunification, the town of Werneuchen returned the statue to Hirschfelde. The stag has since stood by the pond in the center of the village. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirschfelde_(Werneuchen)

The history of Hirschfelde Manor Park begins in 1753 when the Prussian Minister of Justice, Levin-Friedrich von Bismarck, acquired the Hirschfelde estate and had a manor house built with a small adjacent park. Under Eduard Arnhold, the estate and Hirschfelde Manor Park reached their cultural heyday at the beginning of the 20th century. The industrialist was among the five wealthiest citizens of Berlin and was known as an enthusiastic art collector. He used the estate as a country residence and, between 1904 and 1910, commissioned the architect Paul Baumgarten to expand the park to approximately 22 hectares and transform it into a sculpture park. Among other features, it included a natural amphitheater, a perennial garden with a sundial, a Chinese teahouse, a rose garden, a marble fountain, a stately bronze stag (now located in the village green), and a bull carved from white Carrara marble (now located in the spa park of Bad Freienwalde). ... Source and information: https://www.regionalpark-barnimerfeldmark.de/seite/430041/der-gutspark-hirschfelde.html

The large park meadow near the linden avenue is now the playing field of SV Blau Weiß Hirschfelde. The club uses a former agricultural cooperative building next to the old manor house as its clubhouse.