Cultural heritage sites are local history rooms and village museums, land and building monuments, pumping stations or ship and windmills, churches or farms. Together they bring the cultural heritage of this landscape to life. In the guidebook Schau ins Bruch (German Polish English), the 40 designated heritage sites are described. It gives you all the information you need to get to know the Oderbruch and reveals many a secret.
The guide is free of charge and available at all tourist information offices in the Oderbruch, as well as at the Oderbruch Museum.
In a separate series of events of exhibitions, workshops, film screenings, concerts and excursions, the cultural heritage sites this year deal with the annual theme of nature. You can find all events and projects here.
Photographer and journalist Michael Anker met the people who are committed to the many heritage sites. They are people who work at the places mostly on a voluntary basis and preserve and pass on the cultural heritage of the Oderbruch. In our Blog Michael Anker introduces the places and its people. Children and young people introduce you to the heritage sites in a short film series. You can find more information about the project and of course all the films here.
40 cultural heritage sites in the Oderbruch
1. Niederfinow ship lift
2. Inland Navigation Museum Oderberg
3. Hohensaaten local history museum
4. Ring kiln Altglietzen
5. Village church Neutornow
6. Fontanehaus Ship Mill
7. Neutornow pumping station
8. Malche Mission House Bad Freienwalde
9. House of nature care Bad Freienwalde
10. Oderland Museum Bad Freienwalde
11. Oderbruch Museum Altranft
12. St. Mary's Church Wriezen
13. Old port Wriezen
14.Local history room Bliesdorf
15. Thaer exhibition Möglin
16. Chamisso Museum Kunersdorf
17. Replacement church Altwriezen
18. Village church Altwustrow
19. Colonist village Neulietzegöricke
20. River God Viadrus Güstebieser Loose
21. Local history room Neulewin
22. Linden avenue Neubarnim
23. Cultural port Groß Neuendorf
24. Jewish cemetery Groß Neuendorf
25. Monument ensemble World Wars Kienitz
26. Old Fritz monument Neutrebbin
27. School and prayer house Wuschewier
28. Colonist Church Sietzing
29. Village school Neuhardenberg
30. Wilhelmsaue windmill
31. Letschin local history rooms
32. Wollup local history museum
33. Basketry Museum Buschdorf
34. Friedrichsaue village museum
35. Film Museum Golzow
36. School and prayer house Altlangsow
37. Gusow fire station
38. Podelzig church ruins
39. Simon facilities at the Schweizerhaus Seelow
40. Museum House Lubuskie Land
Ship lift Niederfinow
The Niederfinow ship lift is the oldest of its kind still in operation in Germany. [...]
Inland Navigation Museum Oderberg
The oldest technology museum in Brandenburg is located in the idyllic small town of Oderberg. [...]
Homeland Hohensaaten - From the fullness of a village
A local history museum about a large and culturally and historically very rich village - Hohensaaten. [...]
Ring Kiln Altglietzen
Today, the brickyard is a technical monument and the only completely preserved and productive ring kiln of this type in the Oderbruch. [...]
Village church Neutornow - To the beautiful church
Behind the church, one can look far into the flat Oderbruch. At this prominent spot lies the father of Theodor Fontane Louis Henri [...]
Fontanehaus Schiffmühle - Louis Henri an der Schiffmühle
Theodor Fontane's father Louis Henri Fontane (1796 ¬ 1867) spent the last years of his life in this house. [...]
Scoop Neutornow
The flood water pumping station in Neutornow is an important technical testimony of flood protection in the Oderbruch. [...]
Mission House Malche Bad Freienwalde
The idyllic Malche Valley is a place where people find relaxation for body, mind and soul. [...]
House of Nature Care
A must for all nature and landscape watchers and offers year-round activities for young and old. [...]
Oderlandmuseum Bad Freienwalde - Oldest Regional Museum in the Mark Brandenburg
The Oderland Museum has preserved over 130 years of evidence of the everyday life of the people of Freienwalde and the wider region. [...]
Oderbruch Museum Altranft
The Oderbruch Museum introduces you to the Oderbruch cultural landscape and its people. The Oderbruch marble run is particularly popular. [...]
Marienkirche Wriezen - Three under one roof
Since its almost complete destruction at the end of the Second World War, the church has stood as a ruin in the center of the newly rebuilt city. By 2022, the [...]
Alter Hafen Wriezen
The Old Port of Wriezen tells about the lively craft and trade activity. Goods were shipped from here to Silesia, Pomerania, Poland and all of Prussia. [...]
Home Room Bliesdorf- Chambers of Wonders of Everyday Life
The Bliesdorf Heimatstube is a Wunderkammer of everyday life. Vera Schröder shows what she has collected since the 70s. [...]
Thaer exhibition Möglin- pioneer of agricultural science
The exhibition is dedicated to the influential Prussian agricultural reformer Albrecht Daniel Thaer, who directly influenced the agricultural development of the Oderbruch. [...]
Chamisso Museum Kunersdorf
In 2019, a museum about the German-French poet, botanist, naturalist and world traveler Adelbert von Chamisso opened in Kunersdorf. [...]
Substitute church Altwriezen- The courage to close a gap
In 1973, the church was demolished under pressure from the building authorities. A support association works for a gradual new building. [...]
Village Church Altwustrow - From Black Building to Jewel
Once 13 Altwustrow farming families had built the church without royal consent. The extraordinary interior of the church attracts numerous visitors to the former fishing village every year. [...]
Colonist Village Neulietzegöricke - Oldest Colonist Village in the Oderbruch
The oldest colonist village in the Oderbruch is particularly charming due to its multifaceted and lovingly reconstructed half-timbered houses. [...]
River God Viadrus - The Oder Deity of a Modern Europe
In the middle of the dike foreland, sculptor Horst Engelhardt has set a monument to the Oder deity. The river god is the symbol of a new European Oder. [...]
Heimatstube Neulewin - Remembering makes you wise
What was everyday life like for our grandparents and great-grandparents in Neulewin? The Heimatstube shows numerous utensils from that time. [...]
Neubarnimer Lindenallee - landmark of a colonist village
The colonist village Neubarnim was built between 1754 and 1756 as a roadside village and has the longest linden avenue in Brandenburg. [...]
Kulturhafen Groß Neuendorf - From Industrial Port to Cultural Port
The storage buildings, the engine house, the loading tower and the connecting bridge structures form a unique ensemble of regional cultural history. [...]
Jewish Cemetery Gross Neuendorf - Jewish Life in the Oderbruch
The Jewish history is a unique feature in Groß Neuendorf. Besides the 29 preserved gravestones, rudiments of the former house of worship are recognizable. [...]
World Wars Memorial Ensemble Kienitz
In the early morning hours of January 31, 1945, Red Army troops crossed the Oder River and formed the first bridgehead on the territory of today's [...]
Alter Fritz monument Neutrebbin - In gratitude of his services
Neutrebbin is the largest colonist settlement in the Oderbruch. There was a real competition between Neutrebbin and Letschin for the monument to Frederick II. [...]
School and Prayer House Wuschewier - No extra church buildings
The state of Prussia allowed the construction of their own church buildings in the colonist villages only if they were extremely thrifty. Thus, school and prayer house were built under one roof. [...]
Colonist Church Sietzing - pulpit altar with back door
The church was thoroughly renovated in 2020. Through regular events, the villagers make their church a place of encounter. [...]
Village School Neuhardenberg
The school and the rectory are located directly opposite Neuhardenberg Castle. The Bollenfüßler festival of the local history society is particularly popular. [...]
Bockwindmühle Wilhelmsaue - Last of its kind
There were over 100 Bockwindmühlen in the Oderbruch. The Bockwindmühle in Wilhelmsaue, is the last of its kind. [...]
Letschiner Heimatstuben- Domicile for local history
In the Letschiner Heimatstuben exhibitions, readings and lectures take place regularly throughout the year. A look at the calendar of events is worthwhile. [...]
Homeland Wollup - A store full of history
The Heimatstube is located in the former granary of the former Royal Prussian domain Wollup. The enchanted manor park invites you to take a walk under old trees. [...]
Basketmaker museum Buschdorf - The oldest trade of mankind
Basketry is one of the oldest trades of mankind. About 2,000 exhibits are displayed in Brandenburg's only basketry museum. [...]
Village Museum Friedrichsaue - A Cabinet of Agricultural History
Together with museum director Helmut Hulitschke, they immerse themselves in the agricultural past of the Oderbruch. His enthusiasm makes them want to have their own agricultural experiences. [...]
Film Museum Golzow- We Children of Golzow
"The Children of Golzow" is a long-term documentary about everyday life in the GDR and the Wende period. The museum provides insight into the over 70 km of film material. [...]
School and Prayer House Altlangsow- Today a cultural center
Today, the Schinkel Building is a cultural center of national importance with changing exhibitions, readings and concerts. [...]
Gusow fire station
Firefighters serve as volunteers in the villages during fires and disasters and also create important social village cohesion. A [...]
Kirchenruine Podelzig
The viewing platform gives you a fantastic far-reaching view into the Oderbruch. In the church tower is the burial place of Konrad von Burgsdorff - an important Brandenburg Prussian military man and [...]
Simon's facilities at the Schweizerhaus Seelow
Simon's plants were widely known in their heyday, at the beginning of the 20th century. [...]
Museum Haus Lebuser Land
The museum is located in the middle of the idyllic small town of Lebus. In addition to exhibitions, lectures, reading circles or excursions offer guests and residents an attractive cultural program. [...]
Ship's hoist-Niederfinow 
Inland Navigation Museum 
Hohensaaten local history museum 
Ring kiln Altglietzen 
Village church Neutornow 
Fontanehaus Ship Mill 
Neutornow pumping station
House of nature care 
Oderland Museum Bad Freienwalde
Oderbruch Museum 
Malche Mission House Bad Freienwalde 
River god Viadrus 
Neulietzegöricke 
Village churches Altwustrow 
Replacement church Altwriezen 
St. Mary's Church Wriezen 
Local history room Bliesdorf 
Chamisso Museum Kunersdorf
Thaer exhibition Möglin 
Local history room Neulewin 
Neubarnim linden avenue 
Cultural port Groß Neuendorf
Jewish cemetery Gross Neuendorf 
Monument ensemble World Wars Kienitz 
Old Fritz monument Neutrebbin 
School and prayer house Wuschewier 
Colonist Church Sietzing
Village school Neuhardenberg
Wilhelmsaue windmill 
Letschin local history rooms 
Wollup local history museum
Basketry Museum Buschdorf 
Friedrichsaue village museum 
Film Museum Golzow 
School and prayer house Altlangsow 
Museum House Lubuskie Land
Gusow fire station
Simon's plantsat Schweizerhaus Seelow
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