A church with construction phases dating from the 17th to the 20th century and a Great Dolmen from the Neolithic period give Siedenbrünzow two distinct historical time horizons. The Ice Age Route from Demmin to Klempenow also passes through the village. If you are looking for a holiday apartment, you can shape your stay around cultural history, archaeology or a route through the landscape, without having to turn it into a fixed daily itinerary.
The church and its building history
The church in Siedenbrünzow was originally built as a chapel for Demmin’s Heiliggeist Hospital. Its nave was built of fieldstone in 1652; the bell had already been cast in 1650. The nave was enlarged in 1858 and 1859, and the church’s renovation was completed in 1900. As part of the renovation, it was given a brick tower. Several clearly distinguishable phases are thus represented in this building.
Individual furnishings also mark distinct points in time: the church houses a 15th-century crucifix. The church underwent comprehensive restoration from 2014 to 2018. Taken together, its history spans a medieval work of art, the building phases of the 17th and 19th centuries, and work carried out in the 20th and 21st centuries. The dates do not tell a story of uniform development, but of different phases in the building’s construction and preservation.
A Great Dolmen between Siedenbrünzow and Krukow
Between Siedenbrünzow and Krukow lies a trapezoidal megalithic long barrow containing a well-preserved Great Dolmen. It was built during the Neolithic Funnel Beaker culture and later reused by members of the Globular Amphora culture. This adds a much older archaeological time frame to the church’s building phases. The church and Great Dolmen represent different historical subjects: the development of a church building on the one hand, and a Stone Age structure later used by another culture on the other.
The Ice Age Route and the Tollense
The Ice Age Route runs from the Hanseatic city of Demmin to Klempenow and passes through Siedenbrünzow. The section to Siedenbrünzow runs on or along a railway embankment. As surface conditions may change over time, check the conditions on this section before setting out. This keeps your plans tied to the route as it actually runs, rather than assuming the same conditions apply throughout.
For most of its length, the Ice Age Route runs through an expansive ground moraine landscape, cut through by the Tollense. This landscape description applies to the route from Demmin to Klempenow as a whole. By contrast, the railway embankment section to Siedenbrünzow is a specific reference point when planning that part of the route. The combination of the village section, railway embankment and expansive landscape makes this route a different focus from the church’s building history or the Great Dolmen.
The Tollense and nature in the municipality
Parts of the municipality of Siedenbrünzow lie east of Demmin, on the edge of the Peenetal River Landscape Nature Park. There are also connections to the Tollense at the municipal level: Sanzkow, a village within the municipality of Siedenbrünzow, has a waterway rest area. Near Vanselow, the extensive estate park of the local manor house borders the Tollense; there is a small bathing spot with a place to rest. These places are part of the municipality’s wider area, not just the settlement of Siedenbrünzow.
More nature destinations in the Mecklenburg Lake District
The Mecklenburg Lake District is home to other distinct nature destinations. Müritz National Park is characterized by forests, moors, lakes and broad meadows. Its hiking trail explores the park’s landscape types and special features in nine stages, passing lakes, traversing primeval forests, going by inland dunes and leading to the source of the Havel. Certified nature and landscape guides offer informative tours, including guided walks in the UNESCO World Heritage beech forest of Serrahn and tours from the water.
The Damerower Werder European Bison Reserve offers a different nature experience. It lies on a peninsula in Lake Kölpin and in Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heath Nature Park; visitors can observe the animals there. The reserve includes a forest discovery trail with climbing opportunities, an anthill house, an exhibition with tactile and visual panels, and a dendrophone. While Müritz National Park focuses on stages, landscapes and guided tours, the bison reserve combines wildlife watching with various stops along its forest discovery trail.
Discover more destinations
Discover more destinations: Warrenzin, Utzedel, Schönfeld, Borrentin, Verchen, Sommersdorf, Kentzlin, Sarow.
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