Why visit Nauen
Townapedia lists 72 museums and landmarks, 37 parks and trails, 114 places to eat, 19 places to stay and 18 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hofladen Lienert, Eichberg, Schloss Ribbeck and Dorfmuseum.
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About Nauen
Nauen (German pronunciation: [ˈnaʊən] ) is a small town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for Nauen Transmitter Station, the world's oldest preserved radio transmitting installation.
From the Wikipedia article Nauen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do18
Agro-Farm
Farm and orchard · 2.3 km
Schwanebecker Weg
Mo-Tu 07:00-16:00; Th-Fr 07:00-16:00; We 07:00-18:00
Märkischer Hofladen Selbelang
Farm and orchard · 11.2 km
1a Dorfstraße, Paulinenaue
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
6 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks72
Schloss Ribbeck
Museum · Regional · 8.4 km
Schloss Ribbeck, Theodor-Fontane-Straße in Nauen OT Ribbeck
10 Theodor-Fontane-Straße, Nauen
We-Su 11:00-16:00
Kulturmühle Perwenitz
Museum · 11.2 km
1 Perwenitzer Dorfstraße, Schönwalde-Glien
May 01-Oct 15: Sa 13:00-19:00, Su 11:30-18:00; Nov-Apr: off
Preußischer Meilenstein
Monument and historic site · 8.2 km
Preußischer Ganzmeilenstein an der B 5, Alte Hamburger Straße in Nauen OT Ribbeck.
Wasserturm Nauen
Monument and historic site
Wasserturm, Goethestraße in Nauen
Wasserturm Wustermark
Monument and historic site · 10.7 km
Wasserturm auf dem Gelände des Rangierbahnhof Wustermark, Bahnhofstraße in Wustermarke OT Elstal
Sielmanns Natur-Erlebniszentrum Döberitzer Heide
Museum · 12.7 km
9 Zur Döberitzer Heide, Wustermark
Apr-Oct: We-Su,PH 10:00-17:00; Nov-Mar: We-Su,PH 11:00-16:00
Elisabeth Bethge
Monument and historic site · 8.8 km
Stolperstein für Elisabeth Bethge, geb.Hoffmann
Gertrud Chodziesner
Monument and historic site · 12.3 km
Stolperstein für Gertrud Chodziesner, gen.Kolmar
60 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds37
Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Elstal
Sports field and stadium · 11.7 km
Der Eintritt ist frei. Einige Attraktionen sind kostenpflichtig.
1 Zur Döberitzer Heide, Wustermark
08:00-19:00
Spielplatz am Mahlbusen
Playground · 1.4 km
Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa,Su,PH 08:00-13:00,15:00-20:00
25 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes114
Bueno Mexikanisches Restaurant & Cocktailbar
Restaurant · Mexican · 1.2 km
Mexikanisches Restaurant & Cocktailbar
1 Am Bahndamm, Nauen
Tu-Su 11:00-22:00
Capp U Gino
Restaurant · Italian · 9.0 km
4 Am Markt, Brieselang
Tu-Fr 09:00-20:30, Sa 10:00-21:00, Su 10:00-20:00
Gaststätte Am Ritterfeld
Restaurant · German · 0.9 km
17 Am Ritterfeld, Nauen
We-Sa 17:00-23:00; Su 17:00-22:00
Gutshof Havelland
Restaurant · Regional · 12.3 km
30a Potsdamer Allee, Ketzin/Havel
Oct-Apr: Mo-Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-18:00;...
Landhaus Börnicke
Restaurant · Regional · 9.6 km
15 Grünefelder Straße, Nauen
Mo-Sa 12:00-20:00; Jan-Mar Mo off; Jan-Mar Su 12:00-18:00; Apr-Dec...
Osteria Don Camillo & Peppone
Restaurant · Italian
32 Mittelstraße, Nauen
Tu-Sa 11:30-15:00,17:00-21:00; Su 11:30-15:00
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Steakhouse Mendoza
Restaurant · Argentinian · 12.7 km
57 Karl-Marx-Straße, Falkensee
Mo-Su 12:00-23:00
102 more on the map.
History
The settlement of Nowen was first mentioned in an 1186 deed issued by the Bishop of Brandenburg. The citizens received town privileges by the Brandenburg margraves in 1292; a first town hall was built in 1302. The Ascanian margrave Waldemar vested Nauen with market rights in 1317. A Jewish community already existed in medieval times.
During the Thirty Years' War, in 1631, Nauen was devastated by Imperial troops led by Field Marshal Count Johann Tserclaes of Tilly. On 27 June 1675, Swedish and Brandenburg troops met at the Battle of Nauen during the Scanian War. Under Prussian rule, Nauen became a garrison town. In 1846 it received access to the Berlin–Hamburg Railway.
Nauen is well known for the location of a transmission site. It was used from 1906 to 1945 for VLF and shortwave. After 1945 the installations were dismantled, but after 1955 the GDR started building up a shortwave transmission center at Nauen. Since 1997 four turnable shortwave transmission aerials have been sited there.
From the History section of Nauen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay19
Churches and places of worship29
Dorfkirche Falkenrehde
Church · Protestant · 12.8 km
37 a Potsdamer Allee, Ketzin/Havel
St. Nikolai
Church · Protestant · 3.8 km
8 Markauer Hauptstraße, Nauen
Dorfkirche Groß Behnitz
Church · Protestant · 9.9 km
42 Behnitzer Dorfstraße, Nauen
Dorfkirche Königshorst
Church · Lutheran · 12.7 km
Hauptstraße, Fehrbellin
Dorfkirche Paulinenaue
Church · Protestant · 12.8 km
9a Bahnhofstraße, Paulinenaue
Dorfkirche Wernitz
Church · Protestant · 6.1 km
30 Dorfstraße, Wustermark
Shopping33
Gas and EV charging13
Schools, colleges and libraries21
Healthcare9
Elstal-Apotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 11.3 km
30 Rosa-Luxemburg-Allee, Wustermark
Map of Nauen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Berlin Brandenburg Airport "Willy Brandt" (BER) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 50 km away.
- Velten 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Potsdam 27 km southeast, about 27 min by car
- Oranienburg 30 km northeast, about 30 min by car
- Stahnsdorf 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
- Neuruppin 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Teltow 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Berlin 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Rathenow 36 km west, about 36 min by car
- Premnitz 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Wandlitz 42 km east, about 42 min by car
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Photo credits
- Nauen Katholische Kirche 1, X-Weinzar, CC BY 2.5
- Nauen Goethestraße 50, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen Goethestraße 52, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen Goethestraße 41, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen Hamburger Straße 8, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen Goethestraße Garagen Ausspannung, Oberlausitzerin64, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen Goethestraße 53, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen Hamburger Straße 10, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen Goethestraße 54, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen Goethestraße 56, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen Goethestraße Kreiskasse, Oberlausitzerin64, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen Hamburger Straße 17, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen Goethestraße 38, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen Goethestraße Kommunal Kasse, Oberlausitzerin64, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen Goethestraße 39, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Taufstein, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Kanzel, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi rechtes Altarfenster Kreuzigung Jesu, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Glocken Glaube Liebe Hoffnung aus 1956, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Heerwagen-Orgel, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Chor, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Nordempore, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Epitaph III Nordseite zwischen zweiten und drittem Joch, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Hochaltar, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Heerwagen-Orgel (cropped), Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Epitaph II Nordseite zwischen zweitem und drittem Joch, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Eingangsportal am Westturm, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Westturm, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Epitaph I Nordseite Richtung Chor, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Mühlstein, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Epitaphen II und III, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi südlicher Annex heute Sakristei, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Grabstein an Nordseite, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi nördlicher Annex, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Epitaph IV an viertem Joch, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Epitaph IV Südseite Richtung Chor, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi Südfassade, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Jacobi linkes Altarfenster Geburt Jesu, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BurgwallRiewend, RonnyKrüger, CC0
- Falkensee Finkenkruger Kirche, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- LDVC-Building, Felix Krol, Public domain
- Dorfkirche Paulinenaue Noransicht, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paulinenaue Naturschutzgebiet Lindholz (3), Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen Dammstr 7, Michael Richmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Tremmen, X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NSG Falkenrehder Wublitz and Havelkanal 2024-05-11 04, Leonhard Lenz, CC0
- Dorfkirche Gohlitz 2015 S, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dorfkirche Dyrotz Südwestansicht, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dorfkirche Markau 2024 SSW, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Koenigshorst church, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dorfkirche Falkenrehde 2017 SSE, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen Berliner Str 16, Michael Richmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen Goethe Gymnasium, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Groß Behnitz Kirche, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wernitz (Havelland) church 2016 NE, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wustermark Elstal Wasserturm, Oberlausitzerin64, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ribbeck Schloss-01, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ribbeck Preussischer Ganzmeilenstein-01, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen Wasserturm-02, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- ElstalOlyNationen2, Global Fish, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stolperstein für Elisabeth Bethge (Brieselang), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chodziesner Gertrud, Kl 5c Lessing-GS Fsee 2017-18, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Helmut Riedel (Brieselang), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nauen St. Peter und Paul, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Perwenitz church 2016 NNE, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kartonage, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tb4711, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kartonage, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, britiger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, britiger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, moenk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kartonage, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, moenk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mar_k83, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tb4711, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tb4711, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kartonage, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kartonage, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
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