Burg Lenzen
Burg Lenzen is the visitor centre in the heart of the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, housed in historic castle grounds above the Brandenburg Elbe valley.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
Burg Lenzen is the visitor centre located in the heart of the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, rising above the Brandenburg Elbe valley. It offers permanent and changing special exhibitions on the natural and cultural history of the Elbe valley, guided nature and cultural-history tours and excursions, conferences and seminars, and events such as festivals, markets and theatre performances in a historic setting. The centre is operated by the Trägerverbund Burg Lenzen (Elbe) e.V., a non-profit association founded in 1996, which also runs various projects and aims to develop Burg Lenzen into a European centre for floodplain ecology, environmental education and visitor information. The BUND Landesverband Niedersachsen e.V. has chaired the association and has owned Burg Lenzen since 1993.
History
Burg Lenzen is the visitor centre in the heart of the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, rising above the Brandenburg Elbe valley. The Trägerverbund Burg Lenzen (Elbe) e.V., founded in 1996, is the operator of the visitor centre and its various projects. The non-profit association has set itself the goal of developing Burg Lenzen into a European centre for floodplain ecology, environmental education and visitor information. Its statutory goals include the promotion of educational offerings, relevant science and research, and nature and landscape conservation, as well as the preservation of cultural heritage and monument care. The BUND Landesverband Niedersachsen e.V. chairs the association and has owned Burg Lenzen since 1993. The association's board also includes the town of Lenzen, the BUND Landesverband Brandenburg e.V. and the Förderverein Lenzener Elbtalaue e.V.; further members are the BUND Bundesverband and the BUND state associations of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Sachsen-Anhalt.
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Visitor centre in the heart of the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, aiming to develop into a European centre for floodplain ecology, environmental education and visitor information.
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