Werder, Germany

Spent a wonderful day in Werder, Germany. Great weather for sightseeing. Here is an interior shot of the Heilig Geist Kirche (Holy Ghost Church) in Werder, Germany. Werder, also called Werder (Havel) or Werder upon Havel, is located in the Potsdam-Mittelmark Kreis (district) of Brandenburg, one of Germany's sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), just west of the region's capital city of Potsdam. Werder’s eastern border fronts on the Havel river, a tributary of the Elbe, and Werder’s oldest quarter is located on an island in the river, which is why it is also known as Havel. The name "Werder" means "water surrounded country."

Russian Colony Alexandrowka

So here is the first image I have decided to post from our August 2008 vacation in Italy. We were on our way to Werder, Germany and stopped to look around in the picturesque Russian Colony Alexandrovka (aka Russische Kolonie Alexandrowka). One of Potsdam's UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Frederick William III built the small village of Alexandrovka to house his beloved Russian choir, which was made up of 12 of the more than 1000 Russian soldiers captured in the Napoleonic Wars. Some descendants of the original inhabitants still live in the homes.