Arable and cattle farming dominate large areas of the Havelland. Fruit and vegetable farming is also common, especially around Werder. Both are also processed into juices, as well as fruit and vegetable preserves. The Havel and the Havelsee lakes also provide a few fishermen with a livelihood. Tourism is playing an increasingly important role in the Havelland, which is viewed as one of the recreation areas for the metropolis of
Berlin. On the edge of Berlin, in
Wustermark, a freight transport centre has been established. In
Paaren im Glien, the Märkische Exhibition and Leisure Centre (
Ausstellungs- und Freizeitzentrum) offers a venue for larger trade fairs and events. A continuing problem for the Havelland is transport communication. On the one hand, the Havel is an important waterway, especially between Brandenburg and Oranienburg, on the other, its lakes and the large wetland areas form an obstacle to roads and railways. The most important roads are the
B 5 federal highway from
Berlin via
Nauen towards
Hamburg, from which the
B 188 to
Rathenow branches. North–south routes are the
B 102 from Brandenburg via Rathenow to Rhinow and, in the east, the Berlin ring motorway, the
A 10. From Spandau, two railway lines carry high-speed trains through the Havelland. These are the
Berlin–Hamburg line via Nauen and the
Lehrte Railway via Rathenow. In the west the
Brandenburg Städtebahn links Brandenburg and Rathenow. In the east the
Berlin outer ring grazes the region. == Literature ==