The best city hikes and walks around Wohltorfer Lohe

The current half-timbered house in Kupferhof 1 dates back to a building in the 17th century. It was rebuilt in 1982 on a new foundation. The traditional merchant's house had been home to the "Gemeinde- und Kolonialwarenhandlung P. Zeyn" with shops, offices and storage rooms since 1793, which developed over time into a paint shop. The Kupferhof itself is a privately built street in the 16th century. Here, at the former overflow of the Blickgraben (the city moat, filled in 1929/30) into the Schleusengraben, there was a copper hammer and a water-powered sawmill. http://www.bergedorf-chronik.de/strassen/html/K0334.html

After the death of Kaiser Wilhelm I (* 22 March 1797, † 9 March 1888), the first emperor of the German Empire founded in 1871, monuments were erected in numerous German cities. They were often magnificent equestrian statues by renowned artists. In smaller cities, they were mostly busts, as was the case in Bergedorf, which was still an independent city at the time. At the beginning of 1880, the renowned Berlin sculptor Reinhold Begas was allowed to model an imperial bust in several sessions, which shows the monarch as a chest piece arranged in an almost semicircular manner with shoulders in a heavy coat. The portrait stays close to nature without overly idealizing the ruler. First a plaster design was created, from which a marble version was later made, followed by a slightly modified bronze bust. The bust on a high pedestal, which was inaugurated in Bergedorf on March 22, 1891, is a colossal cast of the plaster version, which was created by the Gladenbeck company. Other casts can be found in Donaueschingen, Templin, Trachtenberg (Silesia) and Grätz (Posen). Data on the work: Reinhold Begas: Kaiser Wilhelm Bust (1891, bronze) Kaiser Wilhelm-Platz, 21029 Hamburg (Bergedorf) Coordinates: 53.48887, 10.21294 www.sh-kunst.de/reinhold-begas-kaiser-wilhelm-bueste

Johann Adolf Hasse was one of the most celebrated composers of the 18th century, but is largely forgotten today. He was born in Bergedorf in 1699 into a family of church musicians. He began his musical training at the age of 15 with the composer and music educator Johann Mattheson in Hamburg. In 1721 his first opera, Antioco, was performed in Braunschweig. This was followed by stops in Naples, Venice, Vienna, Warsaw and Dresden, where he enjoyed fame and high esteem in the fields of opera and church music. Johann Adolph Hasse died in Venice in 1783. A bronze bust commemorates the artist in front of his parents' house in Hamburg-Bergedorf. Data about the work Gisela Varzandeh: Bust of Johann Adolf Hasse (2005, bronze) Johann-Adolf-Hasse-Platz 1, 21029 Hamburg (Bergedorf) Coordinates: 53.48896, 10.21071 https://sh-kunst.de/gisela-varzandeh-bueste-johann-adolf-hasse/

One of the oldest train station buildings in Germany.

Four men, distributed throughout the city of Hamburg, are something of a symbol of the Hanseatic city. Carved from oak wood and painted in 1993, they stand on buoys in the middle of the water and are popular sights and photo opportunities. Together they connect four places with each other - the Serrahn in Bergedorf, the Elbe near Övelgönne, the Süderelbe in Harburg and the outer alter on the Gurlitt Island - and thus create an invisible network across spatial boundaries. Due to severe weathering, they were recreated in aluminum from 2020. The men stand tall on swaying buoys in mid-water, all dressed in white shirts and dark pants. The postures differ slightly, sometimes the arms are crossed, sometimes they hang down. But all men have the same unmoved expression, doing nothing, neutrality. The location in the middle of the water alone is unusual, sometimes surrounded by the pulsating harbor landscape, sometimes in the idyllic Serrahn. Data about the factory Stephan Balkenhol: man on buoy (1993, originally oak wood, painted, recreated in aluminum in 2021) Serrahn, Bergedorfer Schloßstrasse 2, 21029 Hamburg (Bergedorf) Coordinates: 53.48897, 10.20931 https://sh-kunst.de/stephan-balkenhol-mann-auf-boje-2/?taxonomy=orte&terms=956

A beautifully preserved ensemble a bit away from downtown Bergedorf

Where are there such colorful fountains?

Such colorful fountains are rare.