Discover Neuruppin on Lake Ruppin

Neuruppin combines the town’s history and culture with experiences on Lake Ruppin. A monastery church with two distinctive towers, historic printing workshops and a lakeside promenade on Brandenburg’s longest lake provide plenty of ways to make the most of your stay. Depending on your interests, you can focus on museums and architecture, take a walk by the water or observe nature. These differences can also help you decide what kind of stay you are looking for.

Discover the town’s history and culture

The Church of St. Trinity is one of Neuruppin’s two landmarks. Its two distinctive towers shape the town’s skyline. Another cultural highlight is Neuruppin Culture Church: considered a particularly beautiful and centrally located venue, it is used as a concert hall, convention centre and modern art gallery.

In 1735, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff built a circular temple in the Temple Garden, which was unique in Europe at the time. If you are interested in the town’s development and everyday life in the region, Neuruppin Museum offers a broader perspective: it presents the town’s history from its founding to the present day and displays numerous objects relating to regional culture and everyday life. Workshops in historic printing workshops round out the programme; details may vary.

The Fontane sites can also be explored thematically: stops on the Fontane Town Tour are marked by plaques outside the respective buildings. This lets you explore the town by following its marked Fontane sites and combine your visit with other cultural and historical interests.

Lakeside promenade, sculpture and boat trips

The lakeside promenade invites you to stroll along Lake Ruppin, the longest lake in Brandenburg. The 17-metre-high sculpture “Parzival by the Lake” stands on the promenade, making a striking focal point on the shore. If you would rather focus your stay on the water, Neuruppin Passenger Boat Services offer a different perspective, with daily round trips on Lake Ruppin. Timetables may vary by season; checking the latest departure times can help with planning.

On the lock trips, the boat is raised two metres at Alt Ruppin Lock. It then continues to Lake Molchow before returning to Neuruppin. The trip combines a passage through the lock with a round trip on the water. Operating details may change, so it is worth checking the current offer in advance.

Zoo and nature experiences

Located in Stechlin Nature Park, Kunsterspring Zoo covers 16 hectares. It is home mainly to native wild animals and traditional domestic breeds; around 400 animals from almost 80 different species live here in total. Animal populations and exhibitions may change. The zoo complements the town’s cultural attractions with a connection to nature and wildlife, so you do not have to limit your stay to museums or lakeside walks.

If you are looking for accommodation in Neuruppin, the mix of activities you want can help determine the focus of your stay: would you like to focus on the town’s history and culture, spend time on the lakeside promenade or visit the zoo? The places and activities mentioned offer different themes to help guide your travel plans.

Ostprignitz-Ruppin as a wider travel destination

The wider Ostprignitz-Ruppin destination is characterised by its rural landscape: open spaces and tranquillity, green beech and pine forests, meadows, shady avenues, and numerous lakes and rivers are among the region’s defining features. This broader setting is distinct from what Neuruppin has to offer and may appeal to travellers who want to include nature and outdoor activities in their plans alongside culture and lakeside experiences.

The Kyritz-Ruppin Heath covers 12,000 hectares in Ostprignitz-Ruppin and has been part of Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park since 2021. It is one of Europe’s largest contiguous areas of Calluna heath and provides a habitat for more than 70 bird species as well as other protected and endangered animals. Wolves have also been part of the local wildlife since 2008. Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park lies partly within Ostprignitz-Ruppin and is ideal for hiking and cycling.

For cyclists, the Fontane Cycle Route offers a literary connection: it leads to places and landscapes described by Theodor Fontane in his work “Wanderings Through the Mark of Brandenburg”. The wider destination brings together a range of interests—from Neuruppin’s town history and lakeside promenade to the heathland, forests and cycle routes of Ostprignitz-Ruppin.

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Go to the main travel overview: Ostprignitz-Ruppin.