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Neubrandenburg

New Gate, Neubrandenburg – Fangelturm, Neubrandenburg loop from Neubrandenburg

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte

Neubrandenburg

New Gate, Neubrandenburg – Fangelturm, Neubrandenburg loop from Neubrandenburg

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New Gate, Neubrandenburg – Fangelturm, Neubrandenburg loop from Neubrandenburg

01:00

3.93km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

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610 m

Wiek houses in Neubrandenburg

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Wiekhaus, also Wikhaus, Wieckhaus (Low German Wikhus), Wieke, Wiechhaus, Weichhaus, Wichhäuschen is a special form of defensive buildings that occur primarily in northeastern Germany (Mecklenburg, Western Pomerania and Brandenburg) and as Wiechhaus on the Lower Rhine.
Wiekhäuser were used for observation and defense in the Middle Ages. The term was also used for extensions to sloping roofs, which created space for a guard post. Wiekhäuser can be found in and on the walls and towers of city fortifications as well as on church towers and towers of castles and palaces. The most important medieval city wall, that of Cologne, had a number of vicarage houses on the less endangered and lower Rhine wall. The city fortifications of Neubrandenburg had 56 such Wiekhäuser.
In Neubrandenburg, since the 17th century, the conversion of mostly stone, fortified houses into half-timbered houses ensured that the medieval wall around the city remained intact and at the same time created living space for members of the lower social classes of the city. This program of social housing in the form of second-generation shelters had a lasting impact on the city's tourism image. (Excerpt from Wikipedia).

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New Gate, Neubrandenburg

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The new gate was built in the east of the weir at the end of the 15th century. It is the youngest of the four city gates of Neubrandenburg. Only the main gate remains from him. In the gable niches on the city side there are eight life-sized terracotta figures, the meaning of which is unknown.

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1.86 km

Wiekhaus at the Treptow Gate

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Neubrandenburg is worth a visit.

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1.91 km

City Wall and Wieckhäuser of Neubrandenburg

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Originally, 57 Wiekhäuser were embedded in Neubrandenburg's ramparts at intervals of approx. 30 meters, in so-called Wieken and originally served to defend the city in the Middle Ages, as the wall had no battlements. With the advent of firearms, they lost their function and were converted into dwellings. In the northern section of the ramparts, in the area of the 1st ring road, two Wiek towers were reconstructed in their original form as defensive towers.

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2.17 km

Neubrandenburg Fairy Tale House

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Like all Wiek houses, very nicely restored.

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2.48 km

Fangelturm, Neubrandenburg

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Dating back to the 15th century, the Fangelturm (Fangel Tower) was built as a defensive tower on the city wall. Originally, the tower entrance was 6 meters high and could only be reached by ladder. The current entrance and the passageway next to the tower were only created in the 19th century. The tower roof and battlements were also reconstructed in the 19th century.
The Fangelturm, including the stone spire, is 25 meters high and has a diameter of 6.5 meters. In a dome-like vault behind the former entrance, 6 meters high, is a round opening, the so-called "Fear Hole." Below this was the prisoners' dungeon, the floor of which is about 2 meters below today's street level. Through the fear hole, the convicts could be lowered down and provided with essentials.

meck-pomm-lese.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/gebaeude/fangelturm-in-neubrandenburg

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2.65 km

Neubrandenburg town wall and Wiekhäuser (historic timber-framed watch houses)

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The magnificent city gates that gave Neubrandenburg its nickname - City of the Four Gates - are undoubtedly impressive testimonials to the old town. The Wiek houses built into the wall are characteristic of the Neubrandenburg defense system.

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3.10 km

Friedländer Gate

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The oldest and most complex gate complex in the north-east is the Friedländer Tor. What is striking is the 8 meter high bell, which was connected to the front gate. The semicircular bastion protected the gate from large-caliber firearms like a bullet trap.

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3.93 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.07 km

500 m

306 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.90 km

1.79 km

201 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 5 July

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New Gate, Neubrandenburg – Fangelturm, Neubrandenburg loop from Neubrandenburg

Wiek houses in Neubrandenburg

New Gate, Neubrandenburg

Wiekhaus at the Treptow Gate

City Wall and Wieckhäuser of Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg Fairy Tale House

Fangelturm, Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg town wall and Wiekhäuser (historic timber-framed watch houses)

Friedländer Gate

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