Schönhausen combines a half-timbered village church and historic buildings with a landscape of meadows, forest and lake. Those looking for a holiday apartment in Schönhausen can get a sense of the village’s character from these distinctive features: the village’s architectural history, a manor park right by the lake and the landscape of the Brohmer Berge.

Half-Timbered Architecture and Building History

The village church in Schönhausen is a half-timbered building dating from the 18th century. A three-sided chancel extension adjoins its east side; to the west stands a half-timbered tower with an octagonal upper storey and a domed roof. The Baroque fittings add another design element to the half-timbered structure. The chancel and tower mark different sides of the building, while the half-timbering and fittings reveal different aspects of its architecture.

The history of the manor house extends beyond the building itself. Heinrich von Michael had the Schönhausen manor house built in 1842 on the remains of a castle. The castle stood on a peninsula in the lake until the beginning of the 17th century. On Schlossberg, a hill in Schönhausen’s park, a prison cellar uncovered in 1925 has been preserved. It belonged to the castle built by Joachim von Rieben in the first half of the 16th century. Schönhausen thus brings together architectural history from the 18th and 19th centuries and traces of a castle from the first half of the 16th century.

The Lake and Landscape of the Brohmer Berge

Schönhausen and Lake Schönhausen are set in the expansive meadow and forest landscape of the Brohmer Berge. Schönhausen’s manor park lies right by the lake. An old chestnut avenue leads from Schönhausen in the direction of Matzdorf. The lakeside park, avenue and half-timbered village church each create a distinct impression: here, the landscape stands alongside the architectural history, rather than replacing it.

This distinction can help you choose a location based on your own interests. Those particularly interested in historic buildings will find different points of historical interest in the village church, manor house and the described remains on Schlossberg. Those more interested in the landscape can focus on the setting of Schönhausen and the lake amid meadows and woodland. The avenue towards Matzdorf adds another distinctive feature to this rural landscape.

More Nature Destinations in the Wider Mecklenburg Lake District Travel Region

The wider Mecklenburg Lake District travel region includes other nature experiences that differ from Schönhausen’s local features. The Müritz National Park is characterised by forests, moors, lakes and expansive meadows. The Müritz National Park Hiking Trail showcases the park’s landscape types and features over nine stages: it follows lakeshores, passes through ancient forests and by inland dunes, and leads to the source of the Havel. Certified nature and landscape guides offer informative tours there, including guided visits to the UNESCO World Heritage beech forest at Serrahn and tours from the water.

Another nature destination in the Mecklenburg Lake District is the Damerower Werder bison reserve. It lies on a peninsula in Lake Kölpin in the Mecklenburg Lake District and in the Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heide Nature Park. Visitors can observe bison there. The reserve also has a forest adventure trail with climbing opportunities, an anthill house, an exhibition with tactile and visual panels, and a dendrophone. Thus, alongside Schönhausen’s village and landscape character, the wider travel region offers a multi-stage hiking trail and a nature reserve with specific activity stations.

Discover more destinations: Schönbeck, Kublank, Petersdorf, Groß Miltzow, Woldegk, Neetzka, Helpt, Voigtsdorf

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