Siedenbrünzow: Church, Great Dolmen and Ice Age Route

Church history across several building phases

The church in Siedenbrünzow was originally built as a chapel for Demmin’s Holy Spirit Hospital. The nave was built from fieldstones in 1652 and extended in 1858 and 1859. The church renovation was completed in 1900, when a brick tower was added. The dates mark several distinct building phases rather than a single construction event.

The furnishings also have their own dates: the church contains a 15th-century crucifix, and the bell was cast in 1650. These older individual pieces sit alongside the building history of the nave and its later alterations. A comprehensive renovation from 2014 to 2018 marks another clearly dated phase in the church’s history. Visitors interested in historic buildings will find several distinct periods here.

A great dolmen near Siedenbrünzow

Between Siedenbrünzow and Krukow lies a trapezoidal long barrow containing a well-preserved great dolmen. The site was built in the Neolithic period during the Funnel Beaker culture and later reused by members of the Globular Amphora culture. Its construction and later use therefore belong to different cultural contexts. Together with the much more recent church history, this spans a broad period of time for travelers interested in historic and archaeological sites.

Ice Age Route and the Tollense

The Ice Age Route runs from the Hanseatic town of Demmin to Klempenow via Siedenbrünzow. The section to Siedenbrünzow follows or runs along a railway embankment; surface conditions may change over time. Check current conditions before setting out. The route as a whole, from Demmin to Klempenow, runs mostly through an extensive ground moraine landscape cut through by the Tollense. This description refers to the route as a whole.

Another connection to the water can be found in Sanzkow, a village within the municipality of Siedenbrünzow: there is a waterway rest area on the Tollense River. When planning, you can therefore keep different interests distinct: the Ice Age Route linking Demmin and Klempenow, and the rest area in Sanzkow as a separate point of interest on the Tollense.

The Mecklenburg Lake District as a wider travel destination

The Müritz National Park is part of the wider Mecklenburg Lake District travel destination. Forests, moors, lakes and wide meadows define its landscape. The Müritz National Park Hiking Trail showcases the park’s landscape types and special features over nine stages: it passes lakes, winds through ancient forests, runs along inland dunes and reaches the source of the Havel. This offers a distinct nature-focused option within the wider destination.

The Damerower Werder bison reserve is also within the wider destination, on a peninsula in Lake Kölpin. Visitors can observe bison there. The forest nature trail includes climbing opportunities, an anthill house, an exhibition with touch-and-see panels, and a dendrophone. Travelers who want to include these nature destinations in their plans can treat them as a separate focus alongside church history, the great dolmen and the Ice Age Route.

Discover more destinations: Warrenzin, Verchen, Sommersdorf, Utzedel, Schönfeld, Beggerow, Sarow, Hohenmocker.

Go to the overview of the wider travel destination: Amt Demmin-Land.