The best city hikes and walks around Krossinsee

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Lok21, located on the current grounds of the Wildau University of Applied Sciences, is a historic building that has been modernly renovated and now houses Café21, business and office spaces (including those of startups), studios, research spaces, and coworking spaces. Locomotives were actually manufactured in this large locomotive hall in the past.

There is also an information board here.

On the outer wall between the Wildau substation and Birkenallee, you'll find this beautiful mural depicting motifs from Wildau's past and present. The old Class 52 steam locomotive depicts the very same locomotive with the number 52 8135-7, which can be admired in its original form on a turntable a good kilometer further south in the courtyard of the Wildau Technical University (TH Wildau) (see hiking highlight https://www.komoot.com/de-de/highlight/1025295) A few meters further on, the mural in the windows of the workshop depicts important buildings such as the town hall, the Ludwig Witthöft High School, and the A10 Center.

On the outer wall between the Wildau substation and Birkenallee, you'll find this beautiful mural depicting motifs from Wildau's past and present. The old Class 52 steam locomotive depicts the very same locomotive with the number 52 8135-7, which can be admired in its original form on a turntable a good kilometer further south in the courtyard of the Wildau Technical University (see hiking highlight https://www.komoot.com/de-de/highlight/1025295). A few meters further, the mural in the windows of the workshop depicts important buildings such as the town hall, the Ludwig Witthöft High School, and the A10 Center.

The Wildau University of Applied Sciences (TH Wildau for short) was founded on October 22, 1991, following the legacy of the Wildau Engineering School, founded in 1949 and originally educating mechanical engineering students. In addition to engineering programs, the Wildau University of Applied Sciences also offers degree programs in business administration and public administration, with a total of 23 bachelor's and 15 master's programs in various disciplines. The practical relevance of the program remains a key hallmark of the university today.

The current town hall was built in 1906 as a community center. During this time, many clubs were formed in Wildau and made this building their home. After the end of World War II, General Tarasov decreed the reopening of the building as the "Cultural Center of Heavy Machine Builders." Highlights included the youth consecration ceremonies, the presentation of skilled worker certificates, and the handover of employment contracts to young skilled workers upon completion of their vocational training. To meet modern requirements, the cultural center underwent structural reconstruction in 1963/64 and 1987/88. Since 1991, it stood vacant due to unclear ownership, was transferred to trust ownership, and fell into disrepair. In 1994, following a court case, the building complex was awarded to the municipality of Wildau with the aim of using it as the new town hall/community center. Between 1999 and 2000, after a very short renovation period of 13 months, the keys to the Volkshaus were handed over on December 22, 2000. Source: https://www.kreatives-brandenburg.de/de/network/profiles/member/volkshaus_wildau/

In 2009, the market and festival square on Bahnhofstrasse was redesigned. In this context, a historic cast-iron street pump from 1878 was painstakingly restored and converted into a fountain at the edge of the square. The water outlet is shaped like the head of a dragon or mythical creature, bubbling water into a stone basin. The handle is now purely decorative. A few meters from the fountain, there is a water outlet onto the square, from which the water then flows into the Plumpengraben (ditch), which emerges from an underground canal at the southern end of the square.