Seehof on Lake Schwerin’s Outer Lake

Seehof is located directly on the western shore of Lake Schwerin’s Outer Lake; the lake scenery shapes the character of the village. A bathing area, archaeological traces from the Stone Age and various local activities complement this lakeside setting. When planning your trip, you can first decide whether the lakeside location, bathing area or an event is the main reason for your stay.

Water and bathing area

The Seehof bathing area is on the western shore of Lake Schwerin. Its facilities include a jetty, a large sunbathing lawn and play equipment. If you are planning a visit with children, you can make the play equipment a separate part of your day’s plans. As the facilities may change, please check their current status before your visit.

Stone Age traces and local activities

Stone Age tools have been found in Seehof. This gives the village an archaeological dimension alongside its present-day lakeside setting. If you are interested in early history, this offers a tangible point of interest.

Local activities include a dragon boat festival, a craft market, an Easter bonfire and a summer festival held jointly with the care centre. If you plan to attend one of these, check the dates locally and confirm whether the events are still taking place.

A broader perspective on Northwest Mecklenburg

The wider destination of Northwest Mecklenburg offers a broader perspective on the landscape. In the north, Northwest Mecklenburg includes the landscape area “Northwest Mecklenburg Hills with Wismar Bay”; in the south, it includes the “West Mecklenburg Lake District with Lake Schwerin.” The district’s landscape is also shaped by terminal moraine ridges, gently undulating ground moraine plateaus, steep and gently sloping coastal stretches, meltwater and drainage channels, and outwash plains. Including the wider region in your travel plans gives you a broader context for the landscape around Seehof.

Northwest Mecklenburg also has its own cultural points of interest. Gadebusch Castle is located in Gadebusch in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg and is a Renaissance castle dating from 1573. It is considered a rare example of Mecklenburg or North German Brick Gothic Renaissance architecture and features reliefs in the regional Johann Albrecht style. The castle adds a specific architectural focus to the nature and lakeshore themes at the level of the wider destination.

Another landscape feature in Northwest Mecklenburg is the “Radegast Valley” landscape conservation area. It covers around 600 hectares between the southern edge of Rehna and Neddersee near Gadebusch. The area includes the strongly meandering, natural course of the Radegast, along with adjacent grasslands, reed beds, wooded areas and swamp forests. The river and its diverse neighbouring habitats give this protected area a distinctive character within the regional landscape. Seehof’s shore on Lake Schwerin’s Outer Lake offers a different landscape focus from the natural course of the Radegast and its adjacent habitats.

This distinction can help you decide what to focus on in your search.

Discover more destinations

Discover more destinations: Brüsewitz, Schildetal, Pokrent, Grambow, Perlin, Dalberg-Wendelstorf, Alt Meteln, Klein Trebbow.

Go to the wider travel overview: Amt Lützow-Lübstorf.