Bergholz offers two different perspectives on the area's history: the highly visible brick church and the Bergholz local history room, which provides an overview of the history and everyday life of past centuries. There are also excursion destinations within the municipality. When planning your visit, it is helpful to distinguish between the village of Bergholz and other places within the municipality: the educational and hiking trail to Caselower Heide leads to the village of Caselow.
Church and Local History
The brick church in Bergholz was built between 1862 and 1864 and is visible from afar. Its construction period provides a clear historical reference point. The church is a specific building, with a focus on when it was built; the local history room looks at the history of the area and its residents’ everyday lives over a longer period. Together, they offer two different perspectives: a highly visible building and a broader historical overview.
The Bergholz Local History Room
The local history room presents the history and everyday life of Bergholz in past centuries. This includes the settlement of Huguenots in 1687. A dedicated exhibition room focuses both on this settlement and on the later emigration of people from Bergholz to Denmark, the USA and Australia. The two topics highlight different periods: the settlement is linked to a specific year, while the later destinations of emigration take the story beyond Bergholz.
The local history room was founded in 2000 by the Working Group for Researching the History of Bergholz Village (Arbeitskreis zur Aufarbeitung der Bergholzer Dorfgeschichte e.V.). The institution thus combines an overview of local history with a dedicated focus on settlement and emigration.
The local history room is open on Thursdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. If it is important to your stay, plan around this time slot and check the opening hours again before you arrive.
Excursion Destinations in the Municipality
Caselower Heide is in the village of Caselow, within the municipality of Bergholz. It makes a good excursion destination, with a signposted educational and hiking trail leading into the heath. So, in addition to Bergholz’s historical landmarks, there is a nature destination connected by a specific trail. The Kiesbergwiesen nature reserve is also an excursion destination in the Bergholz area.
The location details help distinguish between the destinations: Caselower Heide is part of the village of Caselow, while Kiesbergwiesen is considered an excursion destination in the Bergholz area. If you are looking for accommodation in Bergholz, these different geographical locations may be useful when planning your excursions. The church and local history room are the main attractions for local history; for a hike, the signposted trail leads to Caselower Heide.
Vorpommern-Greifswald as a Wider Region
Beyond Bergholz, Vorpommern-Greifswald offers further cultural and nature-related attractions for broader travel planning. The Pomeranian State Museum in Greifswald displays the Croy Tapestry of 1554, a unique cultural and historical artifact from the Reformation period. This adds another cultural and historical topic in the wider destination of Vorpommern-Greifswald to the local perspective on Bergholz’s history.
The Ueckermünde Heath is also part of the wider district of Vorpommern-Greifswald and is ideal for hiking, cycling and horse riding. The region therefore offers a range of outdoor activities alongside local and municipal historical destinations. When choosing where to stay, you can first decide whether you want to focus on Bergholz itself, with its church and local history room, or include destinations across the municipality and district as well.
Discover more destinations: Grambow, Rothenklempenow, Krackow, Penkun, Boock, Blankensee, Rossow, Glasow.
For the broader travel overview: Amt Löcknitz-Penkun.
