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                    Picture: Stadt Velten Blau-weißes Dekor, typisch Hedwig Bollhagen, Picture: Stadt Velten
    Arts and crafts

    Handmade and unique!

    Handmade and unique!

  • Arts and crafts

By hand and with heart Crafts and manufactories in the Ruppiner Seenland

Industrial culture meets craftsmanship: In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Ruppiner Seenland was considered the largest brick-making location in Europe. Where clay was once mined and bricks made, the art of ceramics is not far away. And the history of glassmaking is also anchored here. Today, ceramics workshops and galleries give you an insight into the craftsmanship and artistry of many generations of artisans. Follow the traces of those times along the "German Clay Road".

Learn about exciting history(s) and discover handmade products - also to take home.

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Manufactories at a glance


Industrial culture up close: The German Clay Road

Along the 215-kilometre-long "German Clay Road" you are on the trail of the brick-making era. Experience the history, culture and nature of the Ruppiner Seenland from a completely new perspective in the industrial and craft museums.

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Discover the highlights along the German Clay Road

Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum

Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum

The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering approximately 900 square metres in the attic of the Schmidt-Lehmann stove factory. It provides an insight into the ceramic trade in the region with a focus on the first third of the 20th century, including the Velten-Vordamm earthenware factories…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering approximately 900 square metres in the attic of the Schmidt-Lehmann stove factory. It provides an insight into the ceramic trade in the region with a focus on…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering approximately 900 square metres in the attic of the Schmidt-Lehmann stove factory. It…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering…
Velten | Ruppiner Seenland
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Ofen- und Keramikmuseum Velten
Barn District Kremmen

Barn District Kremmen Barn District Kremmen Barn District Kremmen Barn District Kremmen

What is probably Germany’s largest preserved barn district is on the outskirts of the town of Kremmen. Over 50 buildings form an…
What is probably Germany’s largest preserved barn district is on the outskirts of the town…
What is probably Germany’s largest preserved barn district is on the outskirts of the town of Kremmen. Over 50 buildings form an ensemble…
What is probably Germany’s largest preserved barn district is on the outskirts of the town of Kremmen. Over 50 buildings form an ensemble…
Kremmen | Ruppiner Seenland
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Kremmen, Scheunenviertel , Foto: TRS Judith Kerrmann
Rheinsberg Ceramics Museum

Rheinsberg Ceramics Museum Rheinsberg Ceramics Museum Rheinsberg Ceramics Museum Rheinsberg Ceramics Museum

Artist Hendrik Schink exhibits his hand-made vessels, figures and agate porcelain at the porcelain studio Achat-Porzellan and in…
Artist Hendrik Schink exhibits his hand-made vessels, figures and agate porcelain at the…
Artist Hendrik Schink exhibits his hand-made vessels, figures and agate porcelain at the porcelain studio Achat-Porzellan and in the…
Artist Hendrik Schink exhibits his hand-made vessels, figures and agate porcelain at the porcelain studio Achat-Porzellan and in the…
Rheinsberg | Ruppiner Seenland
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Aussenansicht Keramikmuseum, Foto: Hendrik Schink, Lizenz: Hendrik Schink
Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the largest brick production sites in Europe

Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the largest brick production sites in Europe Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the largest brick…

The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the largest brick production site in Europe was established. In the heart of the town is the Ziegeleipark – the brickworks park. Surrounded by water, monuments from the industrial boom period and the unique clay pit landscape, you can set off on a…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the largest brick production site in Europe was established. In the heart of the town is the Ziegeleipark – the brickworks park. Surrounded by water, monuments…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the largest brick production site in Europe was established. In the heart of the town is the…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the…
Zehdenick OT Mildenberg | Ruppiner Seenland
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Ziegeleipark Mildenberg, Foto: Peter Himsel, Lizenz: Ziegeleipark Mildenberg
Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum

Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum Velten Stove and Ceramic Museum

The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering approximately 900 square metres in the attic of the Schmidt-Lehmann stove factory. It provides an insight into the ceramic trade in the region with a focus on the first third of the 20th century, including the Velten-Vordamm earthenware factories…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering approximately 900 square metres in the attic of the Schmidt-Lehmann stove factory. It provides an insight into the ceramic trade in the region with a focus on…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering approximately 900 square metres in the attic of the Schmidt-Lehmann stove factory. It…
The stove and ceramic museum in Velten, established in 1905, shows the art and engineering history of the heat dispenser on an area covering…
Velten | Ruppiner Seenland
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Ofen- und Keramikmuseum Velten
Barn District Kremmen

Barn District Kremmen Barn District Kremmen Barn District Kremmen Barn District Kremmen

What is probably Germany’s largest preserved barn district is on the outskirts of the town of Kremmen. Over 50 buildings form an…
What is probably Germany’s largest preserved barn district is on the outskirts of the town…
What is probably Germany’s largest preserved barn district is on the outskirts of the town of Kremmen. Over 50 buildings form an ensemble…
What is probably Germany’s largest preserved barn district is on the outskirts of the town of Kremmen. Over 50 buildings form an ensemble…
Kremmen | Ruppiner Seenland
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Kremmen, Scheunenviertel , Foto: TRS Judith Kerrmann
Rheinsberg Ceramics Museum

Rheinsberg Ceramics Museum Rheinsberg Ceramics Museum Rheinsberg Ceramics Museum Rheinsberg Ceramics Museum

Artist Hendrik Schink exhibits his hand-made vessels, figures and agate porcelain at the porcelain studio Achat-Porzellan and in…
Artist Hendrik Schink exhibits his hand-made vessels, figures and agate porcelain at the…
Artist Hendrik Schink exhibits his hand-made vessels, figures and agate porcelain at the porcelain studio Achat-Porzellan and in the…
Artist Hendrik Schink exhibits his hand-made vessels, figures and agate porcelain at the porcelain studio Achat-Porzellan and in the…
Rheinsberg | Ruppiner Seenland
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Aussenansicht Keramikmuseum, Foto: Hendrik Schink, Lizenz: Hendrik Schink
Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the largest brick production sites in Europe

Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the largest brick production sites in Europe Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park – once the largest brick…

The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the largest brick production site in Europe was established. In the heart of the town is the Ziegeleipark – the brickworks park. Surrounded by water, monuments from the industrial boom period and the unique clay pit landscape, you can set off on a…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the largest brick production site in Europe was established. In the heart of the town is the Ziegeleipark – the brickworks park. Surrounded by water, monuments…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the largest brick production site in Europe was established. In the heart of the town is the…
The capital was bursting at the seams and building materials were in short supply: right on cue, clay was discovered north of Berlin and the…
Zehdenick OT Mildenberg | Ruppiner Seenland
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Ziegeleipark Mildenberg, Foto: Peter Himsel, Lizenz: Ziegeleipark Mildenberg

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