Rehfelde: Song Boards, Local History and Nature Trails
Accommodation in Rehfelde
In Rehfelde, local history, folk songs and nature come together. The local history museum focuses on the history of the town, while the song trail and nature trails offer different perspectives. You can shape your holiday days around what you would like to discover together: a collection of local history, song boards along a network of paths, or circular routes featuring themes from nature and culture. When looking for a holiday apartment, this choice of activities can help you decide what you would like to focus on during your stay.
Bahnhof Rehfelde, ein denkmalgeschütztes Bahnhofsgebäude aus dem Jahr 1874.
Photo: Assenmacher via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Local History and Song Trails
The Rehfelde local history museum presents the history of Rehfelde in a permanent exhibition and a small local archive. Exhibits cover topics such as rural life, industry, crafts and trades, the school, the Eastern Railway and the fire brigade. The local chronicles of the municipality can also be consulted there. The exhibition thus offers a range of perspectives on local history and community life.
The Rehfelde–Werder–Zinndorf song trail network is 15 kilometres long. Along the paths, granite boulders, black locust trunks and fieldstones display song boards featuring 36 German and nine Polish folk songs. A 10-kilometre section of the song trail leads from Rehfelde through Werder, Zinndorf and the Zinndorf fields, then back to Rehfelde. These details describe different planning options: the 15-kilometre network and a specific route that ends back in Rehfelde.
Nature Trails and Themed Circular Routes
The nature trail is a circular route starting at Rehfelde Primary School. Large boards along Birkenweg tell walkers more about native songbirds, the European red wood ant, beetles, and natural and artificial caves. These topics give the trail a different focus from the song trail: here, the boards centre on knowledge about nature and cave formations.
The nature and experience circular route runs through the Rehfelde settlement area, passes through Rehfelder Heide and by Zimmersee, and combines nature and culture. The Lily Circular Route, in turn, connects the villages of Rehfelde, Werder and Zinndorf, as well as their churches dating from the Cistercian period. The routes therefore differ not only in their landscapes, but also in the themes you encounter along the way.
The Rehfelde tourist pavilion provides information about walks on the municipality’s circular routes, in Märkische Schweiz and the surrounding area. If you would like to visit the pavilion or the local history museum, check current visiting arrangements in advance. When choosing a holiday apartment in Rehfelde, the kind of day you want to have can be a good starting point: would you like to focus on local history, song boards, or nature and cultural routes?
Märkisch-Oderland as a Wider Travel Destination
The wider travel destination of Märkisch-Oderland also offers further cultural and landscape-related attractions. In Buckow, the Brecht-Weigel House has been a museum since 1977. The literature museum hosts readings, concerts, talks, discussions, film screenings, exhibitions and special guided tours throughout the year; the specific offerings vary. You can explore Märkische Schweiz on the 17-kilometre Natura Trail and the certified Märkische Schweiz Nature Park Route, which is just under 21 kilometres long. The different route lengths offer a concrete comparison for planning; check current trail conditions before setting out.
Discover more destinations: Petershagen/Eggersdorf, Reitwein, Vierlinden, Manschnow, Lebus, Neutrebbin, Hönow, Gusow-Platkow.
Back to the wider travel overview: Märkisch-Oderland.
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