Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Falkensee (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Spandau, Falkenhagener See, and Britannia Centre Spandau. Also, be sure to include Galerie Schneeweiß in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Falkensee (Brandenburg).
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Spandau
Spandau is a locality of Berlin in the homonymous borough of Spandau. The historic city is situated, for the most part, on the western banks of the Havel river. As of 2020 the estimated population of Spandau was 39,653.[1]
Falkenhagener See
Falkenhagener See is a lake in Falkenhagen, a district of Falkensee near Berlin in Brandenburg, Germany. Directly adjacent is the smaller lake Neue See. While Falkenhagener See dates from the last Ice Age, Neue See is the remnant of a sand pit excavated in 1934 for the construction of a railroad line. They are interconnected and form a closed inland body of water with no natural connection to other surface waters.
Both lakes are located in a landscape conservation area. They have a certain economic significance due to the inn on the shore, but there is no direct commercial use of the waters. In the early 1990s, Lake Falkenhagen was rehabilitated; the water level, which tends to be too low, is continuously compensated by water from the Havel Canal.
Britannia Centre Spandau
The former Britannia Centre Spandau, previously known as British Forces Families Centre, was built in 1990 by the PSA for the British Authorities on the site where Spandau Prison was once located.
Britannia Centre Spandau centralised the main shopping, welfare, employment and broadcasting facilities for the British military community in Berlin.
The Britannia Centre consisted of a new shopping and cinema complex, as well as five existing and completely refurbished two and three-story buildings. It was opened in phases between September 1990 and mid-1991.
Its buildings are located at the junction of Wilhelmstraße and Gatower Straße next to the former Smuts Barracks in the Wilhelmstadt in Spandau.[2]
Galerie Schneeweiß
Museum
Address: Poststraße 35, 14612 Falkensee