Havel

Havel is a lake in Berlin, Berlin. Havel is situated nearby to the quarter Tegelort, as well as near the neighborhood Wohnsiedlung Hakenfelde.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spandau Citadel and Eiswerder.

Spandau Citadel

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Spandau Citadel is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin.

Eiswerder

Islet

Photo: Stardado, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eiswerder is an islet.

Hakenfelde Prison

Prison

Photo: Der wahre Jakob, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hakenfelde Prison is a low-security prison in Hakenfelde in Berlin, operated by the State of Berlin Department of Corrections. It was opened on 1 March 1978 in what was then West Berlin, and was originally a branch of Düppel Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reinickendorf and Spandau and Altstadt Spandau.

Reinickendorf and Spandau

Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.

The northwest of Berlin consists of the boroughs of Spandau and Reinickendorf was urbanized in the 19th century. Before that, it largely consisted of small towns.

Altstadt Spandau

Quarter

Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altstadt Spandau is the historic centre of the Spandau borough in the western suburbs of Berlin, situated on the right bank of the Havel river by its confluence with the Spree tributary.