About a month ago we went from Hamburg to Berlin by car. It’s about 300 km, and so we decided to make a break in a little town called Wittstock which was GDR before 1989.
I actually haven’t been much around in Eastern Germany and so this was quite exciting to see. Wittstock is a small town with about 15.000 inhabitants. It is one of the eldest towns in Brandenburg and was mentioned first in 946. The town was called Wittstock after a castle that doesn’t exist anymore.
The architecture of the old buildings was very interesting and reminded me of Lueneburg. The houses and churches were mostly made out of red bricks or had timber frameworks. You can still see the old city wall with towers for entry, the townhall, the water tower for steam engines, old houses which are decaying and rather desolate with nice old doors. Hope you enjoy a little visit in another part of Germany as I show usually.
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The architectural details are beautiful!
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thanks a lot, Sandy for your kind words, regards Mitza
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You are welcome.
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I’m glad you’re able to go on so many adventures and share the interesting details you find. Thanks Mitza.
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thank you, Brad for your kind words, have a nice day, regards Mitza
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Thanks!
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Nice images Mitza! As i’ve said before, you really have an eye for details.
Especially the shot with the tower and the see-through is very cool, with the road going downhill 🙂
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You are completely right, Pieter, and I’m happy you enjoyed my post, have a nice day, regards Mitza
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Wonderful! Thank you!
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Thank you so much, James. Hope you are fine, regards Mitza
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Most interesting – it still looks very GDR in parts…I wonder what that last structure is
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Our government is spending billions of Euros to renovate all these former GDR towns. It is really a bit strange to see places that didn’t change for so many decades like being out of time, but it has a special charm. Thanks for commenting, have a nice day, Sue, regards Mitza
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I love the out of time aspect….hadn’t realised there were still places to see! I suspect places like Bautzen and Görlitz might still be behind….
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They start to renovate these places, too and try to make them more attractive
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But I liked them as they were a decade ago!!
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Me, too. Do you have photos from these places?
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Just a few, on transparencies….I have posted one or two that I scanned some years ago. When I have time I may hunt some out…. And you?
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I have some more photos from old doors there, which I will post later 🙂
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Oh, great!
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Just the words ‘water tower’ conjures images of another era. It looks a bit like a movie set; a little surreal.
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You are completely right, dear Mary. A lot of films, even for Hollywood have been made there when they deal before or in the war. Thanks for commenting. How are your figs?
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Ha ha I would make a great location scout 🙂 The figs are fabulous, Mitza.
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yes, why not, try it out. I’m dreaming of fresh figs, dear Mary
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Very enchanting, little town, Mitza! 🙂 Oftentimes the smaller towns are the best and have a special kind of personality!
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Yes, that’s true. I felt like in an old movie. Evrything was much cheaper than in Hamburg on the market. I also prefer smaller towns. Regards Mitza
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It seems to me that Wittstock needs to do something to revitalize the town. Yet, in spite of some of the buildings in need of repair, your observant eyes did not miss the beautiful doors. Thanks for those beautiful photos, Mitza!
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Thank you for your kind words. It’s really interesting to find places that didn’t change since WWII. Have a nice day, Peter, regards from Hamburg
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Your pictures are lovely. With the exception of the bicycles, the delightful tree-skirt and a snowflake high on a building, it looks very stark and empty in Wittstock. Were there no people or did you choose not to include any?
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Thanks for commenting and your approval. There were only few people in some parts of this town and generally I prefer to photograph without people. You are the only one that remarked it, by the way:) regards Mitza
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Lovely and interesting images, Mitza. Also the time seems ” suspended” and I find it really intriguing. Regards. Riccardo
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that’s really true, Riccardo. I felt like in a film before WWII, have a nice weekend, too, regards Mitza
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Great gallery.
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Thanks a lot, regards Mitza
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