The Boitzenburger Land is always worth a visit. Some of the most beautiful hiking and cycling trails in Germany await you here all year round. On Sunday, 25 May 2025, however, an excursion is particularly worthwhile. As part of the ‘Nachbarn bei Nachbarn’ initiative, writer Holger Siemann will be reading from the book “Drei Stunden hinter Berlin. Briefe aus dem Vikariat.” by Heinrich Wolfgang Seidel. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the Boitzenburg church choir Cantores and Adrian Rovatkay on the organ. Afterwards, we look forward to a neighbourly exchange over coffee and cake.

The Stiftung Zukunft Berlin has been behind the initiative since 2013. It regularly organises readings in selected village churches in Brandenburg to promote exchange and understanding between the metropolis and the countryside.

Together with the Stiftung Zukunft Berlin, we have put together a programme designed to inspire, inform and connect. You are cordially invited to come and relax, take a deep breath, let your eyes wander and your thoughts run free.

Visit us on 25 May 2025 in the beautiful Boitzenburger Land.

Main programme in the afternoon

Meeting point at the Pfarrkirche “St. Marien auf dem Berge”, Goethestraße 5, 17268 Boitzenburger Land

2:30 pm
Short welcome by host and regional developer Daniel Haver.

Short tour with explanations of the church and the town.

3:00 pm
Official welcome by Dr Volker Hassemer, co-founder of the Stiftung Zukunft Berlin.

Holger Siemann reads from the book “Drei Stunden hinter Berlin. Briefe aus dem Vikariat.” by Heinrich Wolfgang Seidel.

Musical accompaniment by the Boitzenburg church choir Cantores and Adrian Rovatkay on the organ.

4:30 pm
Neighbourly exchange over coffee and cake at the Gasthof zum grünen Baum.

Optional preliminary programme in the morning

For capacity reasons, we only offer the pre-programme to visitors from outside the city.

The area around the monastery ruins is one of the oldest populated areas in Boitzenburg. The former mill is now a museum, historical objects and equipment are stored in the neighbouring barn, and the former stable was used in the past as the ‘Wirtshaus zur Klostermühle’ inn.

The UMBRUCH Gruppe has acquired this unique ensemble in order to awaken it from its slumber. Together with the municipality, partners and authorities, the buildings are being renovated to preserve their substance. And finally reopened as KLOSTERPARK Boitzenburg. A flagship project for structural development in Brandenburg, about which initiator Daniel Haver will provide information in person.

Meeting point at the bison sculpture, between the car park and the monastery mill, Mühlenweg 4a, 17268 Boitzenburger Land

10:30 am
Guided tour of the monastery mill area and guided tour of the monastery mill with museum miller Martin Joost.

12:30 pm
Guided tour of the town of Boitzenburg with architect Carsten Frerich.

1:30 pm
Lunch at the Marstall at your own expense.
(Optional tour of the castle and castle gardens)

Parking facilities by car

We recommend the following car parks.

For participation in the main programme in the afternoon:

Parkplatz am Gasthof zum grünen Baum
Templiner Str. 4
17268 Boitzenburger Land

or

Parkplatz am Marstall Boitzenburg
Templiner Str. 5
17268 Boitzenburger Land

For participation in the preliminary programme in the morning:

Parkplatz am Mühlenweg
Mühlenweg 4A
17268 Boitzenburger Land

Travelling by train

We recommend the following train connections for rail travellers from Berlin.

For participation in the main programme in the afternoon:

12:33-1:59 pm
Train connection Berlin Hbf → Prenzlau

2:10 pm
Shuttle service from Prenzlau railway station to Boitzenburg

For participation in the preliminary programme in the morning:

8:33-9:59 am
Train connection Berlin Hbf → Prenzlau

10:10 am
Shuttle service from Prenzlau railway station to Boitzenburg

For the departure:

5:25 pm
Shuttle service from Boitzenburg to Prenzlau railway station

6:01-7:28 pm
Train connection Prenzlau → Berlin Hbf