Pokrent – Moorland, Church and Village History
Accommodation in Pokrent
If you want to combine nature and village history as travel interests, Pokrent offers two very different themes: Neuendorfer Moor and the village’s historic buildings. There is also a named route between Pokrent and Renzow, as well as handmade ceramics from the village. The range extends from protected moorland to distinctive details of individual buildings.
Moorland and the Blood Beech Avenue
The Neuendorfer Moor nature reserve is part of the Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve. It comprises mainly areas in the municipality of Pokrent in the Neuendorf cadastral district, Section 2, and covers a total area of about 161 hectares. The moor is one of the few raised bogs in western Mecklenburg. Visitors who give priority to protected nature and distinctive regional landscapes when choosing a destination will find a clear focus here. Its classification as a raised bog adds a distinctive landscape type to its size and protected status.
Another nature experience is associated with the “Blood Beech Avenue” route. It runs between Pokrent and Renzow along Europe’s only surviving avenue of blood beeches. The striking feature is the play of colour in the leaves. This gives the route a different emphasis from the moor: here, the landscape theme is shaped by a named route and the distinctive appearance of the blood beeches. When planning your trip, you can therefore explore Pokrent through both a nature reserve and a specific route.
Layers of history at the village church
The church is the oldest building in the village. Its structural elements reflect several different dates: the fully preserved roof frame of the choir is dated to 1390; the nave was built around 1406. The choir roof also contains a carved beam about six metres long, preserved in secondary use. The timber of this beam has been dated to around 1200, pointing to an even earlier history of the material. The church tower dates from 1805. Another historical layer is the Neo-Gothic interior from the mid-19th century, including the altar, pulpit, pews, wooden ceiling and gallery.
Further traces in the village landscape
Pokrent’s architectural history also includes the wheelwright’s workshop on Dorfstraße. Built in 1857, the brick building has a rectangular footprint and one and a half storeys. Its shallow-pitched gable roof, gable-end orientation, pilaster-strip detailing and seven bays define its design. Hermann Möglichhausen is listed as the architect. These individual features give the building a clearly defined character that differs from the older village church.
The Pokrent rectory dates from 1760. The garden laid out around the house was created in 1796 and is now used as a park-like setting for community events. The rectory and garden thus add their own dates to the village’s history; at the same time, the garden’s current use is part of community life. For anyone interested in historic architecture, Pokrent therefore offers more than a single building: the church, wheelwright’s workshop and rectory represent different architectural forms and periods.
Crafts from Pokrent
The small pottery “Keramik am Wald” adds a craft dimension. It makes handmade ceramics for everyday use and the garden, both functional and decorative. This broadens the picture of Pokrent to include crafted household and decorative items alongside the historic buildings and landscape. If you value crafts as well as nature and architectural history when travelling, you can include this part of the municipality in your exploration of the area.
More village pages: Cramonshagen, Lübstorf, Klein Trebbow, Alt Meteln, Gottesgabe, Zickhusen, Perlin and Pingelshagen.
For the overarching travel overview: Amt Lützow-Lübstorf.
