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(sometimes in the morning also) a steamboat plies to the forester's
house of Tor now (rfmts.). Visits may be paid also to the forester's
house of Rottstiel, to the Bolten-Miihle on the Tornow-See, and to
Binenwalde on the Kalk-See.
d. Rheinsberg. Railway from the Stettin Station, 52 M. in
2'/2hrs. (Nordbahn: suburban service as far as Oranienburg, comp.
p. 13). — 472 M. Reinickendorf-Rosenthal. Branch-line hence to
Liebenwalde and Gross-Schonebeck (comp. Wandlitz, p. 204); Rei¬
nickendorf, see p. 201.—8 31. Hermsdorf, with 14,000 inhab. lies
at the beginning of the wood which stretches hence far beyond
Oranienburg and attracts many visitors. — 14 M. Birkenwerder
(Boddensee Restaurant). About 172 M. to the N.E., near Colony
Briese (restaurant) begins an imperial shooting-preserve. —18 31.
Oranienburg (Hotel Eilers, R. from 2, B. 3/4i D- 17« «^0, with
10,650 inhab., is situated on the Havel. A monument, by Fr. Wolff,
in front of the chateau (now a normal school), commemorates Prin¬
cess Luise Henriette of Orange (d. 1667), wife of the Great Elector,
to whom the town owes its name. — From (2872 M.) Lbwenberg,
where we change carriages, we take a branch-line via (4172 31.)
Lindow to —
52 M. Rheinsberg (Ratskeller; Kronprinz, R. 172 <M), a
town with 2600 inhab., situated at the efflux of the Rhin from the
Grinerick-See. The chateau, purchased by Frederick William I. in
1734, was the residence of Frederick the Great as crown-prince in
1736-40, a bronze statue of whom, by Elster, was erected here in
1903. From 1753 to 1802 it was occupied by Prince Henry, Fred¬
erick's brother. It has ceiling-paintings by Pesne and retains some
memorials of its former owners; the sculptures in the park are in
poor preservation. — The woods on theN., extending to the borders
of 31ecklenburg, include extensive stretches of deciduous trees and
several large lakes. Drives may be taken to the hamlets of Zechlin,
Zeehliucr Hiitte, and Neu-Globsow.
Cycling Routes. From Berlin to Oranienburg, lO1^ M. Rough
paved road to Dalldorf; thence a mediocre road. We start from the
Schloss-Platz (prohibited streets, see p. 43). — 53/4 M. Lunatic asylum
tof Dalldorf (p. 201). — 7 M. Wittenau. At kil. stone 11.8 (7»/4M.), keep to
he left. — 9 M. Hermsdorf. — 93/4 M. Glienicke. — 13 M. Stolpe-Hohen-
Nenendorf. — 143/4 M. Birkenwerder. — 17 M. Havelhausen. — 19</2 M.
Oranienburg.
From Berlin to Rheinsberg, 52 M. The road is good almost
throughout. We start from the Schloss-Platz (prohibited streets, see
p. 43). — 4*/8 M. Tegeler Chaussee-Haus, beyond which we keep straight
on.— 71/2 M. Tegel. — 9'/2 M. Schulzendorf. — 12*/2 M. Hennigsdorf. —
13'/4 M. Cross the railway to the left. —17 M. Marwitz. — 19 M. Eich-
stSdt. — 21 M. Yehlefanz. — 213/4 M. Schwante. — 251/-,, M. Kremmen. Turn
to the right at the Rathaus. — 283/4 M. Sommerfeld. — 293/4 M. Beetz.
— 34'/2 M. Riithenick. — 3'i M. Herzberg. — Beyond the village, at kil.
stone 13.7, turn to the right. — 39V4 M. Schbnberg. — 42 M. Lindow. Here
keep to the left. — 43>/4 M. Klosterheide. — 46 M. Dierberg. — 47»/2 M.
Heinrichsdorf. — 49 M. Kdpernitz. — 52 M. Rheinsberg.