The best family-friendly hikes and walks in Netzowsee-Metzel­Thiner Feldmark

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a house in the bulge of the wall

A large, deep and impressive fountain at the edge of the market square, right next to an old water pump.

If it's market day during your visit to Templin, you should definitely take advantage of it. There are fantastic vendors with great products. If you like cucumbers, you'll find some here that are addictive. You can buy fish and even a fish sandwich. There's special ice cream and, in season, regional honey. And the line at the sausage stand speaks for itself. A stop at the tourist information office is always worthwhile. There's good information and a small farm shop. And, also important, there's a public restroom.

It's truly wonderful that such historic buildings have been preserved! Hopefully, such a setting will provide an incentive for children to learn!

At the foot of the statue is the following inscription: "Give with a good heart, no one carries away the stone that gives you bread." The following legend has been handed down: "A miller, who was driving flour to his customers, had a wheel on his cart break on the way. Because he had loaded many sacks and the road was muddy, he couldn't unload the load. As he stood there, at a loss for what to do, Pumpfoot came hobbling up. Since the miller didn't know him, he kindly asked him to look after the cart until he could get help or get a new wheel. 'No need,' replied Pumpfoot, threw the broken wheel onto his left shoulder, grabbed the cart axle with his right, and called, 'Drive on!' The astonished miller mounted, took the reins, and off they went. Uphill, downhill, over rutted paths, Pumpfoot ran alongside the cart as the fourth wheel. When the miller reached his destination, he thanked him with a generous tip, without having recognized his helper. Pumpfoot behaved quite differently when, as a journeyman craftsman, in ragged clothes, he encountered some Millwrights. They ignored him at all, didn't return his greeting, and didn't invite him to dinner, as was customary. But how astonished were the builders that suddenly no workpiece fit the others. It was either too long or too short, too wide or too narrow. The miller saw the perplexed craftsmen and also the strange journeyman standing around. He recognized him immediately, greeted him in the manner of a craftsman, and invited him to dinner. Then the mill was built without a problem; everything fit. When the journeyman had moved on, the builders bombarded the master miller with questions. But he just said, "What, you don't know the journeyman miller Pumpfuß?" Source: Templin – A Brandenburg Town Throughout History; Schibri Verlag Milow

The angular Wiekhaus (Way House) in Templin is the only angular defensive structure incorporated into the city wall to increase its stability and security. All of the 52 remaining fortifications are semicircular. The word "Wiek" comes from Early New High German and means "to evade." The suffix "Haus" (house) was added because some of these structures were later supplemented with house-like superstructures. At the beginning of the 14th century, the original battlements of the Wiekhaus were adapted to accommodate the use of firearms. The loopholes were narrowed, and a second defensive platform was added to increase the defensive power.

The market fountain on Templin's market square is an important part of the square's historic layout. It was added after the market square's redesign between 1998 and 1999. The market square itself was established as a trading center in the 13th century and has since been a central meeting place for weekly markets and city festivals.