Flaming

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The Fläming is region and a hill chain that reaches over 100 km from the Elbe river to the Dahme river in the German states Sachsen-Anhalt and Brandenburg. Its highest elevation is the Hagelberg with 201 m. The name Fläming originates from the 12th century, when Flemish colonists came to settle in the region.

Today, the Fläming is a rural area, which benefits from its vicinity to the Berlin metropolitan area. Tourism becomes an important economic sector. With its three nature parks (High Fläming Nature Park, Fläming Nature Park and Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park), the focus is on walking, cycling and recreation in the nature. Another tourist attraction is FlaemingSkate, which is one the longest inline-skating tracks in Europe (190 km).

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