Paretz Palace – Paretz Pumping Station and Lock loop from Paretz
Paretz Palace – Paretz Pumping Station and Lock loop from Paretz
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Paretz Palace – Paretz Pumping Station and Lock loop from Paretz
02:12
8.66km
20m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 17, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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162 m
Paretz Historic Ice Cellar
Highlight • Historical Site
Here you can see original tools, such as ice saws, ice axes, and ice picks,
which were once used in the laborious harvesting of ice from the Havel River.
paretz-ketzin.de/seite/309302/der-eiskeller.html
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283 m
Mehlwaage and Spritzenhaus Information Board
Highlight • Monument
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465 m
Paretz Palace
Highlight • Castle
You can see for yourself how extraordinarily successful the implementation of the plans is when you visit the castle and the park. You can find the opening hours and further information here: spsg.de/schloesser-gaerten/objekt/schloss-park-paretz.
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7.43 km
Paretz Pumping Station and Lock
Highlight • Structure
The ensemble built by French prisoners of war was completed in 1916 during the First World War. It consists of the Paretz lock, the pump house and the tower of the transformer station and is now a listed building because of its harmonious aesthetics and the technically sophisticated construction of the pump system.
The system on the Paretz-Nauener Canal was used to improve the Havelland lynx, which King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia had already initiated in 1718. Controlled drainage and irrigation using ditches and drainage systems was intended to enable continuous agricultural use of the occasionally flooded fields. In the Havelland region alone, 500 km² of arable land was gained as a result of the melioration. The water from the drainage collected at the lowest point of the terrain and had to be pumped from here into a higher drain or canal. This work was carried out on the Paretz lock by powerful pumps: powered by electric motors, they could move up to 22,000 m³ of water in one hour. In the 1970s they were replaced by two modern submersible pumps.
The pumping station impresses with its individual construction and technical equipment that testifies to its high quality. Thanks to a donation, the Historical Paretz Association was able to renovate the pump house in 2006 in accordance with the monument requirements.
paretz-verein.de/seite/131480/schleuse-und-sch%C3%B6pfwerk.html
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8.11 km
Paretz Gatehouses
Highlight • Monument
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8.34 km
Gothic House Paretz
Highlight • Cafe
on the edge of the English park laid out by court gardener David Garmatter –
opposite the palace and church. The restaurant's facade easily recognizes the Gothic windows that adorn the Paretz village church.
The Gothic House was also designed on David Gilly's drawing boards.
Only, its intended use was different at the time of the laying of the foundation stone in 1796.
With its neo-Gothic pointed window façade, the building is one of the most beautiful houses in the Havelland region. It was a blacksmith's shop and partly a restaurant.
After 1918, the village blacksmith's shop was completely restored.
gotisches-haus-paretz-online.de/ueber-uns
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8.61 km
Paretz Village Church
Highlight • Religious Site
The plans and ideas for the remodeling of the church came from David Gilly, Martin Friedrich Rabe and the artistically gifted court marshal of the Crown Prince, Valentin von Massow.
The church was probably the first Prussian village church to be built in the neo-Gothic style. It has been remodeled many times, and in 2010 the interior of the church was also reconstructed to its original state.
Source: Information board - Historical Paretz Association e.V.
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8.66 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.78 km
2.73 km
713 m
308 m
108 m
Surfaces
2.38 km
2.02 km
1.68 km
1.56 km
992 m
< 100 m
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