Blumenholz: Hellberge, Lakes and Half-Timbered Houses

Lake District and the Hellberge Hills

Blumenholz is surrounded by the Tollensesee basin and a chain of lakes comprising Müritzsee, Mittelsee, Langer See and Krebssee. Meadows, fields and forests shape the landscape. Geologically, Blumenholz lies in the area of the terminal moraine from the Pomeranian phase of the Weichselian glaciation.

A distinctive feature of the landscape is the Hellberge hills: the ridge runs for about 1.5 kilometres from north to south, south of the Lieps. Its highest point reaches 91.7 metres above sea level, and the Hellberge offer sweeping views in every direction. They lie within a landscape conservation area and are a popular destination for day trips and hikes.

The area around Blumenholz is also ideal for hiking and cycling. Visitors who make the Hellberge their main destination will find a specific ridge to explore on a day trip; opportunities for hiking and cycling nearby provide another option when planning.

The Hellberge are distinctive for their dry slopes, which are grazed by sheep. Sheep fescue dry grassland grows in the arid areas. Of botanical interest is the only known occurrence of five-stamen sandwort in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. These details tell the story of a landscape where protected nature and farming are visible side by side.

Churches and historic traces

Blumenholz Church was built in half-timbered style in the first half of the 18th century and has no tower. A pulpit altar and choir stalls from the Rococo period have been preserved inside. Its construction and furnishings give the village a distinctive cultural and historical focus alongside its landscape.

The foundations of an old castle stand on Schloßberg near Mittelsee. A glacial erratic with a diameter of 4.5 metres and a height of 2 metres is also located there. The boulder originally lay in Zechow Forest. Another architectural landmark is Hilhaus, a half-timbered summer hunting lodge built in 1938.

Weisdin is also part of the municipality of Blumenholz. Its church was built from 1747 to 1749 on an octagonal ground plan by the von Peckatel ruling family. Its little tower reflects the fashionable enthusiasm for chinoiserie at the time. Inside the church, a brightly painted baptismal angel hangs from the ceiling. The municipality thus brings together a range of historic features: Blumenholz’s towerless half-timbered church, Weisdin’s unusual ground plan and the castle remains on Schloßberg.

More nature experiences in the Mecklenburg Lake District

Beyond Blumenholz, the Mecklenburg Lake District offers a wider regional setting. Müritz National Park is part of this region, characterised by forests, moors, lakes and vast meadows. Its hiking trail explores this landscape in nine stages, passing along lakes, through ancient forests, by inland dunes and on to the source of the Havel.

Certified nature and landscape guides offer informative tours in Müritz National Park. These include guided walks in the UNESCO World Heritage beech forest of Serrahn, as well as tours from the water. Visitors can observe the animals at the Damerower Werder European bison reserve. The reserve is on a peninsula in Lake Kölpin, in the Mecklenburg Lake District and the Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heath Nature Park. It also has a forest adventure trail with climbing opportunities, an ant house, an exhibition featuring tactile and visual information boards, and a dendrophone.

You can decide whether to focus your trip planning on the Hellberge and historic sites close by or on other regional attractions.

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