Dratow-Schloen between Churches, a Watermill and Rolling Hills

The church in Schloen is a characteristic fieldstone building dating from the mid-13th century. Its Baroque altarpiece features a copy of Correggio’s painting “The Holy Night” as its central image. For those of you who enjoy viewing architectural form and furnishings together while travelling, this site combines medieval-influenced architecture with a striking Baroque pictorial motif. The church thus provides a tangible introduction to the cultural side of Dratow-Schloen.

Churches and historic buildings

The church in Groß Dratow also makes the village interesting for visitors interested in culture. It is a rectangular fieldstone building with a core dating from the 13th century and has a uniform wooden interior dating from 1908. Those who view churches not merely as individual sights, but in terms of the relationship between their structure and interior furnishings, will find two clearly distinct examples in Schloen and Groß Dratow. The fieldstone construction and preserved furnishing details give each of these places its own character.

Near the western entrance to Groß Dratow stands a fieldstone and brick barn belonging to the former manor complex. The cemetery in Groß Dratow also contains the mausoleum of the Lemcke family. This allows you to focus your tour on sacred architecture, the structural traces of a former manor complex and a distinctive place of remembrance, without having to combine the individual stops into a single ensemble.

Rolling hills, proximity to the national park and trails

The source region of the Peene between Kargow, Schwastorf and Groß Dratow is home to rolling hills with a particularly varied landscape. For those of you who enjoy combining nature observation and activity while travelling, this landscape is a distinct focus alongside the historic buildings. The changing topography can be experienced as a tranquil counterpoint to the village sights and provides a vivid framework for deciding whether architectural history, landscape or active exploration should take centre stage during your stay.

In Schloen, the Alte Wassermühle, an old watermill built in 1837, stands on the Ostpeene. It is suitable as a stopping point on cycling and hiking tours and also houses a restaurant. The site thus combines a specific waterside destination with an opportunity to stop for refreshments during an active day trip. The Alte Wassermühle is both a building with a clearly documented year of construction and a practical landmark for visitors who wish to explore Schloen on foot or by bicycle.

Groß Dratow is connected to the entrance area of Müritz National Park. This connection to nature adds another perspective to the choice of location: In addition to churches, the barn and the mausoleum, you can also include the landscape surrounding the national park in your travel plans. Nature-oriented guests can thus make a clear thematic transition between exploring historic places and spending a day focused on the landscape.

Cycling and guided trail rides

The “Brown Cyclist” cycle route leads from Kargow via Schwastorf and Groß Dratow through the terminal moraine landscape to Bocksee and Klockow. If you enjoy structuring your trip around a longer bicycle tour, this route takes you through the landscape and several villages.

The Herian stud farm offers another active option: From Schwastorf, it provides guided trail rides through Müritz National Park. When planning your day, you can therefore choose between a cycle route, a hike with a stopping point and a guided trail ride.

When choosing your accommodation in Dratow-Schloen, you can decide in advance what you would like to focus on. Schloen stands for church architecture, the Baroque altarpiece and the Alte Wassermühle on the Ostpeene, while Groß Dratow offers several other points of interest with its church, historic buildings, connection to the national park and location on the cycle route. This keeps your choice of location closely aligned with the interests that are meant to shape your stay: history, nature, cycling, hiking or a guided trail ride.

Further places to help you plan

Other places you may wish to consider when planning your trip include Klink, Moltzow, Vollrathsruhe, Kargow, Hohen Wangelin, Klocksin, Grabowhöfe and Jabel.

For the overarching travel overview: Amt Seenlandschaft Waren.