Discover Vielank: Village History and Brewery

Vielank combines the preserved layout of a circular village with the Vielanker Brewery on Lindenplatz, which has become the village’s focal point in more recent times. The brewery also has its own herd of aurochs, which graze year-round on 180 hectares of meadow. This brings together village history, animal husbandry, beverage production and seasonal cuisine.

Circular Village and Village Centre

Vielank preserves the layout of a circular village, with a block-strip field system arranged around a central village square. Several older farmhouses remain, their gables facing the square. The village scene is therefore shaped not only by its buildings, but also by their orientation and the traditional settlement layout. Anyone interested in village history will find tangible features here that help define a circular village.

In more recent times, the Vielanker Brewery on Lindenplatz has become a focal point of Vielank. It adds another aspect to the picture of the village: it is also associated with local beverage production, cuisine and various offerings centred on beer and aurochs.

Aurochs and Protected Landscape

The brewery’s herd of aurochs grazes year-round on 180 hectares of meadow. An aurochs safari offers the opportunity to see the animals up close. For families whose children are particularly interested in large grazing animals, this activity can be a focus in its own right, without limiting the nature aspect of the trip to a safari.

The Vielanker Brewery is located directly within the Mecklenburg Elbe Valley Nature Park and is part of the Elbe River Landscape-MV Biosphere Reserve. These two designations describe the protected landscape setting of the brewery. If you plan to go on the safari, check current booking options before your trip.

Brewery, Cuisine and Production

The Vielanker Brewery produces its own beers and Fassbrausen (sparkling malt drinks) according to its own recipe, using fresh spring water from Vielank. It serves seasonal country-style cuisine, with most ingredients sourced from the region. The in-house distillery offers a selection of liqueurs, spirits and single malt whiskies.

For a more in-depth look, the brewery offers brewery tours. They cover the production, bottling and storage of Fassbrausen, beers and spirits. A beer seminar takes a different, narrower focus: it explores how beer is made from its raw ingredients. The tour therefore covers several beverage categories and processing stages, while the seminar focuses on the journey from raw ingredient to beer.

Another Cultural Highlight in Ludwigslust-Parchim

Within the wider Ludwigslust-Parchim travel destination, Ludwigslust Palace offers a distinctive historical and cultural highlight. The palace was the former residence of the Dukes of Mecklenburg and forms, together with its park and the town, an ensemble known as the “Little Versailles of the North.” It stands at the centre of an almost entirely preserved late-Baroque town layout, with a former court church and an English-style landscaped park. The palace presents art and courtly domestic culture from the 18th and early 19th centuries.

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