Tarnow’s central church is one of the few two-aisled hall churches and stands on elevated ground. There are also sights in the village, archaeological sites nearby and attractions in the municipality. When planning, it is worth distinguishing Tarnow itself from excursion destinations in Boitin and Zernin, as well as places further afield.
Church and sights in Tarnow
The central church’s architectural style and elevated location give it two distinctive features. “Two-aisled” refers to its two aisles; “hall church” describes a particular type of church building. Together, they offer a specific point of interest for anyone interested in church architecture. The Old Church and the Old Mill are also among Tarnow’s sights. This means the village offers both a distinctive church design and other historical attractions.
The Boitin Stone Dance and archaeological traces
The Boitin Stone Dance is a prehistoric ritual and burial site between Boitin, a district of Tarnow, and Dreetz near Bützow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. A signposted path leads there. Set in the middle of the forest, the Stone Dance is a hiking destination and consists of four stone circles steeped in legend. An archaeological survey at the site uncovered an urn burial in 1929. It dates to the Early Pre-Roman Iron Age and is estimated to be from around 600 to 400 BC. The stone circles as part of the site and a specifically dated archaeological find offer different perspectives on the same place.
There are also three megalithic tombs and a burial mound in the nearby forest. Those comparing archaeological sites will find different forms here: the four stone circles at the Boitin Stone Dance, the megalithic tombs and the single burial mound. The survey find adds an urn burial with an approximate date to this selection. This makes it possible to focus a visit more on the stone circles and the specific find, or on the other types of tomb in the forest landscape.
Places to visit in the municipality
There are different reasons to take a side trip beyond Tarnow’s village centre, too. In Zernin, which belongs to the municipality, the rectory now houses a gallery with a café. If you are planning a visit, check the opening hours in advance. In Boitin, the idyllically situated lake may be a hidden gem for anglers and swimmers. If you would like to swim there, it is advisable to check the current conditions beforehand. The gallery with café and the lake offer different attractions from the churches and archaeological sites, adding cultural and natural options to the choice of places to visit in the municipality.
Getting there and finding your way around
Tarnow lies directly on the L11 state road, which connects to the B104. The B104 is five kilometres away, and Bützow can be reached in five to ten minutes. These two details provide different points of reference: the distance to the B104 and the journey time to Bützow. Since 2001, the municipality has operated a tourist information centre in Tarnow’s village centre. If you are planning to visit in person, check the opening hours in advance.
Further destinations in Rostock
The wider Rostock travel destination offers other attractions with a different character. Sternberger Seenland Nature Park is characterised by deeply incised breakthrough valleys along the Warnow, numerous lakes, hills and extensive forests; hiking and cycling are especially popular there. On the Baltic coast, the historic narrow-gauge railway Molli runs between Kühlungsborn and Bad Doberan. It is the oldest narrow-gauge railway on the Baltic coast. These landscape and railway attractions belong to the wider Rostock travel destination, not to Tarnow.
When choosing a holiday apartment, you can first decide what you want to focus on during your trip: would you like to centre it on Tarnow, with its church, archaeological traces and places to visit in the municipality, or include other attractions in the wider Rostock travel destination as well? This lets you choose according to your planned itinerary, rather than treating all the places as similar destinations.
Discover more destinations: Warnow, Penzin, Baumgarten, Klein Belitz, Bernitt, Jürgenshagen, Bützow, Rühn
Go to the wider travel overview: Amt Bützow-Land.
