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7 Neubrandenburg
Road map E2. * 75 000. £ 8 Nationalpark Müritz VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
n Marktplatz 1 (0395-19 433). Practical Information
∑ neubrandenburg-touristinfo.de There are about a thousand lakes between Schwerin Road map: E2. n Waren, Neuer
and Neubrandenburg; the largest of these is Müritzsee, Markt 21. (03991-66 61 83);
Founded in 1248 as a sister town to the east of which a national park was established in Neustrelitz, Strelitzerstraße 1
to Brandenburg on the Havel, (03981-25 31 19).
the town was laid out in the 1990. A particularly attractive part of the lake district
form of a regular oval. It is the so-called Mecklenburgische Schweiz (Swiss
prospered as a trading centre Mecklenburg), with its hilly moraines, such as Ostberg,
until the Thirty Years’ War, after 115 m (377 ft) above sea level. Tourists are attracted
which it fell into disrepair. by the breathtaking scenery, perfect conditions for
As a result it now has what is water sports and fascinating castles and palaces.
probably the only example of
post-World War II concrete tower
blocks surrounded by medieval 1 Basedow
town walls, which have survived For 600 years Basedow was in
the hands of the von Hahn
The imposing Schloß, dominating the skyline of Güstrow virtually intact. The walls extend family, who built this irregular
for 2.3 km (1.4 miles), originally
6 Güstrow without enlarging, harmon ious with a keep open to the interior, three-winged palace.
without smoothness, and full of and subsequently interspersed
Road map D2. * 32,500. £
n Franz-Parr-Platz 10 (03843-68 10 vitality without brutality”. with half-timbered houses, J 2 Schlitz
23). ∑ guestrow.de Barlach’s work bore the brunt of known as Wiekhäuser (there Malchiner This palace is the most important
National Socialist condemnation were once 58, of which 24 See Neo-Classical monument in
Güstrow is one of the most – the original Schwebende was survive). Of the four city gates Mecklenburg (1800–1823). In its
harmonious towns of the melted down and made into the most interesting are beautiful landscaped park stands
former German Democratic cannons but the copy that Friedländer Tor (begun in 1300), J the Nymphenbrunnen, the
Republic, with an attractive replaced it was made from the with inner and outer gateways famous fountain of nymphs. Cast
old town, unmarred by pre- original plaster cast. Other and a tower, as well as Neues in 1903 in Secessionist style for
the Berlin department store
fabricated tower blocks. All the works by Barlach can be seen in and Stargarder Tor, decorated on Wertheim, it was transferred to
most important monuments the museum dedicated to him. the town side with mysterious this site in 1930.
are within easy reach. The town It is worth concluding a visit terracotta figures of women with
is dominated by the Schloß, to this town in the market, near raised hands (around 1350).
built from 1558 by Franz Parr, a which rises the Pfarrkirche In the town centre stands
member of a renowned family St Marien. This church has a the medieval Marienkirche,
of sculptors and architects from magnificent high altar, a panelled which was damaged during Kölpinsee
northern Italy. German, Italian work of art with painted wings World War II and is now restored
and Dutch elements come by Belgian artists (around 1522). as a concert hall.
together here, including fantas-
tical chimneys and two-storey Environs Environs
arcades in the courtyards. The open-air museum in The castle in Stargard, some
The architect’s brother Groß-Raden, near Sternberg, 10 km (6 miles) to the south, is J
decorated the Festsaal (ballroom) is popular with tourists as well the oldest secular building in Műritz J
with a hunting frieze – the as archaeology students. A Mecklenburg. Its 4 m (13 ft) Woterfitzsee
stucco heads of the deer have village has been re-created with walls were begun in 1200; the Zierrker
See
real antlers. houses, workshops and a system residence in 1236. Today it Jäthensee
In the nearby Dom, a brick of fortifications. houses a youth hostel.
cathedral of the 13th and 14th Grosse Woblitz-
centuries, there is a fascinating E Archäologisches Labussee See
Gothic altar (around 1500). Freilichtmuseum
Look for the vast figures of the Groß-Raden. Tel (03847) 22 52. 4 Müritz
apostles on the pillars of the Open Apr–Oct: 10am–5:30pm daily; Müritz (meaning “small sea”) is,
nave and the 16th-century Nov–Mar: 10am–4:30pm Tue–Sun. at 115 sq km (44 sq miles), the
tomb of Duke Ulrich and his Closed 24 & 31 Dec. second largest lake in Germany 5 Neustrelitz
two wives, with a large after Lake Constance. The palace (1712) was the
genealogical family tree of all seat of distant relations of
three of them. In the north nave Key the Mecklenburg-Strelitz
hangs the burly Schwebende Tour route dukes who established the 3 Waren
(Hovering Angel), a remarkable Scenic route town and its church, and Waren, an ideal base for tourists,
work by Ernst Barlach, who lived after 1733 resided here. is close to Binnenmüritz with
here from 1910 until his death Minor road its beaches and shops with
in 1938. He described his works River, lake 0 km 15 watersports equipment for
to Bertolt Brecht as: “beautiful Viewpoint 0 miles 15 sale or hire.
without beautifying, sizeable A typical half-timbered Wiekhaus in the town wall in Neubrandenburg
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p503 and pp532–3

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