Kasnevitz can be explored through two clearly defined themes: the furnishings of St. James’s Church and traces of Caspar David Friedrich in the surrounding area. One offers a view of historic works of art and a long-running summer concert series; the other leads to a themed hiking route. When planning your stay, you can combine culture in the village with outdoor activities. The wider destination of Putbus adds urban planning and other route-related themes.
St. James’s Church: Art from Several Centuries
The chancel of St. James’s Church in Kasnevitz contains four large sandstone epitaphs dating from 1600. The church also has a Baroque pulpit from 1708/09. A life-size late-medieval figure of the crucified Jesus was restored in 2016 and returned to the church. The dates refer to different things: 1600 to the epitaphs, 1708/09 to the Baroque pulpit, and 2016 to the restoration and return of the figure.
For more than 25 years, weekly concerts have been held on Thursday evenings during the summer months. If you would like to plan your stay around a concert, check the dates for your travel period in advance. The summer months define the time frame for this concert series.
Caspar David Friedrich and the Trails in the Surrounding Area
Some sketches made in the area around Kasnevitz formed the basis for Caspar David Friedrich’s 1810 painting “Landscape with Rainbow.” A themed hiking route in the area around Kasnevitz is marked with information panels and QR codes. It allows locals and tourists to follow in Friedrich’s footsteps. This theme therefore offers two different ways to explore the connection: the artwork itself and an outdoor route that takes up the link to the painter.
In the Wider Destination of Putbus
Putbus was planned in 1810 as a purpose-built residential town around the palace of Prince Wilhelm Malte zu Putbus. Around the Circus is a Neoclassical ensemble of whitewashed residential and commercial buildings. The date 1810 also appears in connection with Friedrich’s painting, but refers to something different here: it marks the planning of the residential town, while for the painting it indicates the year the work was created.
Putbus Palace Park is an English landscape park of around 75 hectares and is one of the most significant surviving park landscapes in northern Germany. The Marstall was built between 1821 and 1824 and served the princely family as a stable and carriage house; today, it is used as a venue for the Rügen Festival. As the event program may change, check the dates if you are planning a visit.
Routes in the Wider Destination of Putbus
The area around Putbus is also recommended for inexperienced cyclists because of its predominantly flat terrain. The gently rolling landscape is also easy to explore on foot. Routes include the full-day circular tour “In Prince Malte’s Footsteps” and the shorter tour “From the Circus to the Witches’ Bush,” which is also suitable for hiking. The descriptions distinguish the two mainly by their circular format and relative length.
On the “Around Putbus on Rügen” cycling tour, Kasnevitz is signposted to the left after Ketelshagen. As signs and route details may change, check this direction before setting out.
Discover more destinations: Neuendorf, Güstelitz, Vilmnitz, Lauterbach, Groß-Stresow, Lonvitz, Pastitz.
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