Grünow combines a fieldstone church in the village centre with encounters with animals on farms and an Ice Age-shaped landscape that you can explore from here on foot or by bicycle. The municipality of Grünow is located in the heart of the Mecklenburg Lake District and on the edge of Müritz National Park.
Fieldstone Church and Culture Courtyard
The 14th-century fieldstone church stands in the centre of the village. A baptismal angel, which once held the baptismal bowl, hangs above the altar area. This connects the church building’s age with a specific piece of its furnishings and its former function.
Another cultural landmark is the vicarage: it has been developed into a culture courtyard and is available for events of various kinds. The church and culture courtyard offer different cultural points of interest during your stay—here, a historic building with a baptismal angel; there, a venue for events.
Animal Encounters in Grünow
You can see fallow deer at Steven Buck’s fallow deer enclosure. Check visitor access before you arrive. This allows you to distinguish this wildlife observation from encounters at Bio-Hof-Thiedig, where the focus is on alpacas.
At Bio-Hof-Thiedig, you can meet alpacas in the meadow during a feeding session. A woodland walk with the animals is also possible. The two activities offer different experiences: during the feeding session, you meet the alpacas in the meadow; on the walk, you encounter them along the way through the forest.
Various sports courses and mindfulness seminars are also held in the alpaca meadow. Scholz Horse Farm is considered a destination for a day trip; visitors can see how people and animals live in harmony there. The local offering thus includes animal encounters, events and a day-trip destination focused on people and animals living together.
Landscape and Sky
From Grünow, you can explore an Ice Age-shaped terminal moraine landscape of lakes, forests and meadows on foot or by bicycle. The landscape offers its own connection with nature alongside the village’s cultural and animal-related themes. The choice between walking and cycling is an explicit part of the landscape experience; the lakes, forests and meadows mentioned shape its character.
The sky over Grünow also has a Bortle value of 3. For travellers interested in an astronomical classification as well as the landscape, this value provides a separate point of reference. This brings two different perspectives together: the Ice Age-shaped landscape, which you can explore on foot or by bicycle, and the classification of the sky over Grünow.
More Nature Experiences in the Mecklenburg Lake District
In the wider Mecklenburg Lake District destination, Müritz National Park offers a distinct natural setting. The national park is part of the Mecklenburg Lake District and is characterised by forests, marshes, lakes and expansive meadows. The Müritz National Park Hiking Trail leads through the park’s landscape types and highlights in nine stages. It runs along lakes, through ancient forests, past inland dunes and to the source of the Havel.
Another option in Müritz National Park is educational tours with certified nature and landscape guides. These include guided tours in the UNESCO World Heritage beech forest of Serrahn and tours from the water. The trail and the guided tours differ in format: the hiking trail is divided into nine stages, while the tours are led by nature and landscape guides.
Another regional nature destination is the Damerower Werder bison reserve. It is located on a peninsula in Lake Kölpin, in the Mecklenburg Lake District and in Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heath Nature Park. Visitors can observe bison there. The forest adventure trail includes climbing opportunities, an anthill house, an exhibition with touch-and-see panels and a dendrophone.
Discover more destinations: Carpin, Userin, Godendorf, Kratzeburg, Möllenbeck, Blankensee, Wokuhl-Dabelow, Klein Vielen.
View the overview of the wider travel region: Amt Neustrelitz-Land.
