Wassersuppe: Lake, canoe tour and village church

Wassersuppe lies on the shore of Lake Hohennauen and on the edge of Westhavelland Nature Park. Its village church, water activities and cycling opportunities in the surrounding area give the village a variety of facets. If you are planning a trip with children, you can first consider whether water, exercise or culture should be the main focus.

Lake, Canoeing and Cycling

A canoe trip on Lake Hohennauen-Ferchesar can start in Wassersuppe on the north shore. The waterside rest area for touring boats in the village has a parking lot. If you plan to include it, it is best to check the local conditions before your visit. Wassersuppe also has a swimming beach with sports and play areas.

Another option is to explore the area around Lake Hohennauen-Ferchesar: several places with tourist facilities are located there, and a signposted, nature-oriented circular route of about 24 kilometres can be cycled. The differences can help you choose your day’s activities: the canoe trip can start on the north shore in Wassersuppe, while the cycling route follows a signposted circuit around the lake. This offers two different ways to experience the lake landscape: an activity on the water and a tour on land.

Wassersuppe Village Church

Wassersuppe Village Church is a simple half-timbered hall dating from 1756. Its furnishings include a Baroque pulpit altar from 1703, an earlier date than that of the church hall itself. Carved figures of the four Evangelists adorn the altar. A wooden epitaph commemorates Christoph von Wuthenow, who died in 1705 at the age of three. In summer, the key is available from a local key holder.

The dates 1703 and 1756 give the church two different historical reference points: the pulpit altar and the half-timbered hall. Together with the figures and the epitaph, they bring its furnishings to life without reducing the impression to a single year. When planning your trip, the village’s history connects here with the water and cycling themes that define Wassersuppe and its surroundings.

Historic Buildings in the Broader Destination of Seeblick

Hohennauen, with its own history of castles and churches, lies within the broader destination of Seeblick. Hohennauen Castle was first mentioned in 1386; it had already protected the land of Rhinow to the south since the late 12th century. After the Thirty Years’ War, the castle was completely dilapidated. Around 1700, a half-timbered palace was built on its foundations. It was substantially remodelled in 1778 under Hans Ehrenreich von Bornstedt and later partly plastered. The building was extensively altered in 1928, when it gained its central avant-corps.

Hohennauen Village Church also tells the story of several building phases. Its brick west tower dates back to a Romanesque predecessor from the mid-13th century and has loopholes as a defensive tower. Beneath the patron’s gallery stands the sandstone sarcophagus of Katharina Hedwig von der Hagen, created around 1769 and bearing a coat of arms and inscriptions. Several 18th-century paintings adorn the church interior. These landmarks complement Wassersuppe’s own half-timbered church with further examples of regional architectural and art history within the broader destination of Seeblick.

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