Moraas
Accommodation in Moraas
Moraas is a farming village in the Griesen Gegend and has existed since the 13th century. Its chapel reflects several periods of construction: the chapel room dates from the 1970s, while the wooden bell tower was built at the beginning of the 19th century. Those interested in local rural history and church buildings will find a specific cultural focus here. The different periods represented by the room and tower can be clearly distinguished.
Chapel, bell tower and altarpiece
The bell tower retains its original oak cladding, which was treated with coal tar oil. The tower also houses a fully preserved bronze bell dating from the 14th century. It weighs 110 kg and is rung by hand. This means that different historical elements stand side by side in a single building: the chapel room from the 1970s, the tower from the beginning of the 19th century and the much older bell. The altarpiece also has a connection to the surrounding area: it was created by an artist from the neighboring village of Picher.
Moraas Chapel is located at Hauptstraße 30, 19230 Moraas. You can access information about the churches in Moraas as an audio guide via the “Entdeckerrouten” app. Travelers who choose church buildings as the theme of their trip can make this information and the chapel’s individual features the focus of their exploration.
Church buildings and village history
The Sakralbautenradweg connects church buildings in the Griesen Gegend and leads, among other places, to a small chapel in the more than 750-year-old farming village of Moraas. This also allows you to view the village in the context of a broader theme: church architecture in the Griesen Gegend. The route leads to Moraas, where the chapel provides a specific point of interest for travelers wishing to explore buildings and their varied history.
The village’s architectural heritage also includes several traditional hall houses. One is at Am Anger 6. Another, with a residence and a wagon shed, stands at Kuhstorfer Straße 2; a hall house at Kuhstorfer Straße 7 is also part of this heritage. Those interested in rural architectural history can consider these examples alongside the chapel as distinct points of interest, without grouping them as a single building type at one shared location.
Moraas is also home to a war memorial dating from 1914/1918. Together with the hall houses, the altarpiece and the chapel’s various features, it offers a multifaceted view of local history: religious buildings, village architecture and a memorial stand side by side as distinct subjects. The nearby Museum für Alltagskultur der Griesen Gegend in Hagenow explores everyday life in the countryside and the city, from the Stone Age to the recent past. Those wishing to look beyond individual buildings and explore everyday history will find a complementary perspective there.
For further orientation within the same broader selection of localities, you can also find Kirch Jesar, Pätow-Steegen, Redefin, Bandenitz, Groß Krams, Bresegard Bei Picher, Gammelin and Bobzin.
For the broader travel overview: Amt Hagenow-Land.
