Storkow is the centre of a local administration district in Brandenburg, the centre of an alliance of 14 municipalities. It is situated in southeast of Berlin, the German capital, about 60 km and about 50 km from Poland. It is the heart of the Brandenburg Lake District: 1500-hectare Lake Scharmützelsee and lake Storkow. Ideal conditions for water sports, like sailing, motorboats, canoe and rowing. The region is full of attractive surroundings. Visitors will find a varied picture of the landscape and news in every season. Since 1997 Storkow and the villages are connected with a fine net of bicycle and trekking trails, mostly fare from the motorways. The visitors use good public traffic: Railway, freeway and waterway from Berlin. The interesting sights for tourist are the old downtown, the market, the churches, lake Storkow and the canal with the lock for the boats.

The history of Storkow begun over thousand years ago as a settlement of Slavic people, the first proof we have is a document of 1209, signed by the emperor Otto IV. In the middle age Storkow already was a centre of a community of about 500 km². The Prussian King Frederick Guillaume II. promoted his country as a living and working place in the whole Germany. A few thousands of families from other parts came to Prussia, some of them stopped here on their way to America. For that reason we find villages around Storkow with the names Philadelphia and New Boston. Today Storkow is a small town of 6.500 inhabitants with small industries, different crafts, trade, agriculture and tourism. The town is situated around the north bank of lake Storkow.

Wikipedia articles for Storkow

• Storkow, Brandenburg
• Reichenwalde