Schwante: Village Church, Sculpture Park and Baking Traditions
Accommodation in Schwante
Schwante combines a Baroque village church with outdoor art, baking traditions and paths along Lake MĂĽhlensee. Its varied highlights offer different reasons to discover the village: architectural history and art at the Schlossgut sit alongside insights into local village life.
Consider whether architectural history and sculpture or, instead, baking days and walks along Lake MĂĽhlensee are important to your stay. This can help you tailor your search to the experiences that interest you most.
Village Church and Kulturschmiede
Schwante Village Church is a small Baroque hall church dating from 1780. Its interior is also Baroque: features include a horseshoe gallery, a patron’s box and pews. A triumphal crucifix from the mid-15th century adds a much older work of art to the ensemble. The church’s construction date and the age of the crucifix offer two different perspectives on the history of the same place.
Kulturschmiede Schwante is one of the oldest buildings in the village and is now also used for cultural events. Check in advance which programs are taking place during your trip.
Sculptures at the Schlossgut
The heart of Schlossgut Schwante is its sculpture park. It features 30 works by national and international artists. Artists represented include Tony Cragg, Hans Arp, Maria Loboda, Leiko Ikemura and Ai Weiwei. Visitors can see 23 outdoor sculptures in the “Sculpture & Nature” exhibition. The park thus offers both a broader overview of art at the Schlossgut and a more focused experience through the outdoor exhibition.
Baking Days and Regional Products
Schwante is shaped by its long tradition of fruit and vegetable growing. Another expression of village life is the baking days at the wood-fired oven on the village green: they take place on Fridays and Saturdays, with sourdough, bacon and herb breads baked. Check the current baking calendar before your trip. Visitors from the surrounding area can also put their own cake tin in the oven on baking days; confirm the current arrangements locally in advance.
The farm shop in the brick building at the Schlossgut sells homemade jams, apple juice made on site, spirits, meringues and apple biscuits. The landscape around Lake MĂĽhlensee also has a historical connection to cultivation: at its southern end is a vineyard where grapes were grown until the 19th century.
Walking around Lake MĂĽhlensee
You can explore the landscape around Lake MĂĽhlensee on foot and reach points of interest along the way. A distinctive feature of the Lake MĂĽhlensee circular trail is its wide, accessible wooden boardwalk across the water. The circular trail itself is not marked; information boards are placed along the route, and using a track is recommended for navigation while hiking. These details can help you consider trail conditions and navigation separately when planning.
Oberkrämer as a Regional Setting
In the wider travel destination of Oberkrämer, regional train RB55 runs via Kremmen, Schwante, Vehlefanz, Bärenklau, Velten and Hennigsdorf, and back. Check the current timetable with the operator before travelling.
A cross-regional network of routes for cyclists and hikers runs through the districts of Bärenklau, Bötzow and Marwitz within the Oberkrämer municipality. The cycling route atlas includes seven suggested tours; tours five and seven pass through these three districts.
In the wider travel destination of Oberkrämer, the traditional Krämerwald Forest Festival is held every year in April at the Krämer Forest Visitor Centre in the Neu-Vehlefanz district. If you would like to include this event in your travel plans, check the latest event dates in advance.
Go to the overview of the wider destination: Oberkrämer.
