Lübz: Town Museum, Amt Tower and Planetarium

In Lübz, local history, astronomy and striking buildings come together. The Town Museum, the Old Water Tower observation tower and the planetarium offer different ways to explore the town. The Amt Tower brings two themes together: it houses museum rooms, and it is the starting point for a guided tour of Lübz town centre.

Local history in the Amt Tower and Amt House

The Town Museum’s exhibition rooms are located in the Amt Tower and the historic Amt House. On display is a collection of local folk culture relating to the history of Eldenburg and Lübz’s development into a town. Visitors can learn about a specific chapter in the town’s history and explore the question of how Lübz became a town.

Those interested in the town’s history can connect these topics with a view of the town itself: the guided tour runs through Lübz town centre and starts at the Amt Tower. The museum and the tour offer different perspectives—one focuses on the collection, the other on the town as the setting for its development. As a shared point of reference, the Amt Tower provides a useful starting point for anyone who wants to get to know Lübz through its history.

Planetarium and observatory

Lübz has had a planetarium since 1980; an observatory was added in 1999. The projection system also has a precise technical detail: a Carl Zeiss Jena ZKPI projector displays around 5,000 stars on a dome with a diameter of eight metres. This makes astronomy in Lübz tangible both through the history of its facilities and their specific equipment.

This is a distinct focus for your trip alongside the town’s history. Anyone interested in the night sky and how it is represented will find a clear reason here to get to know Lübz better. The combination of planetarium and observatory complements the historical themes with a scientific perspective.

The Old Water Tower as a striking landmark

The Old Water Tower observation tower was built in 1913 and is 37 metres high. Its construction date and height give it a distinct profile among Lübz’s attractions. Together with the Amt Tower and the historic Amt House, it shows that exploring the town is not limited to a single era or subject.

Planning your stay

The Lübz Tourist Information Centre provides information about train and bus connections. It also sells cycling, hiking and fishing maps, as well as souvenirs, and arranges guided town tours and planetarium tours. If you are planning your days around different interests, you can ask here about transport connections as well as the guided tours and excursions mentioned above.

If you would also like to include other places in the wider destination, keep them in mind as separate focuses for your trip planning.

More places to explore in the wider destination of Ludwigslust-Parchim

Within the wider destination of Ludwigslust-Parchim, Ludwigslust Palace offers a distinct historical focus. It was the former residence of the dukes of Mecklenburg. Together with its park and the town, it forms an ensemble known as the “Little Versailles of the North.” The palace is also the centrepiece of an almost completely preserved late Baroque town layout, with a former court church and an English-style landscape park. The palace presents art and courtly residential culture from the 18th and early 19th centuries—a different focus from Lübz’s urban development and collection of local folk culture.

Zarrentin Monastery is also one of the cultural attractions in the wider destination of Ludwigslust-Parchim. Guided tours cover the history of the former Cistercian convent, the nuns’ lives and the architecture. There is a permanent exhibition about the monastery on the ground floor. Dates and access arrangements may change, so check the current conditions before visiting.

The calcareous fen near Zarrentin offers another perspective: it is part of the Schaalelauf Nature Reserve and can be explored from the nature trail. The wider destination of Ludwigslust-Parchim therefore offers nature experiences alongside local and architectural history, which you can consider when planning your stay.

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Back to the overview of the wider destination: Amt Eldenburg Lübz.