Preetz brings together a cycling route and the history of its manor house and park. Preetz Manor House is a named stop on Route 3, “Kranichland”; the manor park contains an early German motte dating from around 1300. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Preetz, you will find two specific topics to help plan your stay: a cycle tour with details about its length and difficulty rating, and historical traces at the manor house.
Route 3, “Kranichland,” and finding your way around the town
Route 3, “Kranichland,” passes through Oldendorf, Preetz and Schmedshagen. It is about 39 kilometres long and rated moderate. Its route includes the Baltic Sea Cycle Route, paved village and country roads, and surfaced and unsurfaced cycle paths. The route length, difficulty rating and surfaces are three different factors to consider when planning: the kilometre figure indicates the distance, “moderate” is the difficulty rating, and the surfaces include both roads and cycle paths. The route brochure was produced in 2012; check the current route and cycling conditions before setting off.
A cycle path running alongside the road leads to Preetz. In the town of Preetz, Dorfstraße leads to Preetz Manor House after about 200 metres. The two measurements answer different questions: around 39 kilometres refers to the entire route, while about 200 metres refers to the stretch along Dorfstraße to the manor house.
The manor house and the history of the park
The manor park in Preetz contains an early German motte dating from around 1300. In the northern part of the park, two graves from 1856 and 1886 commemorate members of the von Bohlen family. The former stable building is part of the Preetz Manor House ensemble. These are distinct historical points of interest: the motte, the graves with their specific dates, and a former building belonging to the manor house ensemble. Together, they span the period from the motte around 1300 to the 19th-century graves.
More manor house stories in the municipality
Other localities in the municipality of Preetz also have connections to manor houses; these should be distinguished from the town of Preetz. In Krönnevitz, a locality in the municipality, the Neoclassical manor house was built in the mid-19th century. It had an extensive park, parts of which have been preserved. In Oldendorf, also a locality in the municipality of Preetz, the renovated manor house dates from the 18th century and was remodelled around 1900. The manor house in Schmedshagen, also a locality in the municipality, has been preserved.
Oldendorf and Schmedshagen are also on the route of Route 3. This makes it possible to consider the cycle tour and the manor house history of these localities together, while the information about Krönnevitz concerns another locality in the municipality. Different questions can therefore guide your choice of travel focus: will you plan around the approximately 39-kilometre route, which is rated moderate, or would you rather focus on the historical traces at the manor house and elsewhere in the municipality?
Discover more destinations: Prohn, Altenpleen, Kramerhof, Groß Mohrdorf, Klausdorf.
For the broader travel overview: Amt Altenpleen.
