Holdorf: Fire Brigade Museum, Cycling Tour and Megalithic Tombs

Discover Holdorf through a range of interests: fire brigade history at the museum, cycling along an approximately 26-kilometre circular route, and destinations to visit on foot. When choosing where to stay, you can already consider whether you want to focus on culture, a longer bike ride or paths leading to special places.

Fire brigade history in Meetzen

The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Fire Brigade Museum is located in Meetzen, a district of the municipality of Holdorf, and lies within the Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve. It displays 5,000 exhibits, including 55 vehicles, trailers and large pieces of equipment. Those interested in fire brigade history will find a museum with an extensive collection and clearly identifiable themes: vehicles, trailers and large equipment are all explicitly represented. The circular cycling route through the terminal moraine landscape also passes through Meetzen; it also goes by the Meetzen cemetery chapel. The museum and the cycling route offer different ways to explore Holdorf and Meetzen.

Cycling through Holdorf and Meetzen

The “Circular Route through the Terminal Moraine Landscape” is approximately 26 kilometres long and passes through Holdorf and Meetzen. The approximate distance gives you a concrete point of reference for planning your day, without specifying journey time or difficulty. The route also passes the Meetzen cemetery chapel. If you enjoy cycling during your stay, you can consider this tour as a self-contained option and regard the chapel as another named point along the route.

The sections described have different surfaces. On the cycling route, a gently descending paved path leads to Holdorf station. From the station, the route continues along an unpaved road in the direction of Güstrow. These details refer to the respective sections: the paved path leads to the station, and the unpaved road leads from there in the direction of Güstrow. Holdorf (Meckl) station is at Bahnhof 1, 19217 Holdorf.

On foot to the forest and megalithic tombs

Holdorf also has destinations that are identified for visits on foot. A detour into Holdorf Forest is only possible on foot. This is an important distinction when choosing between cycling and walking activities: the detour into the forest is not described as part of a car journey. A narrow, winding path leads to the megalithic tombs in the small wood in the Radegast Valley. Its shape and route through the wood set this destination apart from the approximately 26-kilometre cycling tour. If you are particularly interested in historic places, the megalithic tombs offer a destination in their own right; if you prefer to cover a route by bike, you can follow the signposted circular cycling route.

A stay in Holdorf offers several clearly distinct themes to choose from: the collection at the State Fire Brigade Museum in Meetzen, the circular cycling route through Holdorf and Meetzen, and detours that are only possible on foot. The tour is approximately 26 kilometres long; the path to the megalithic tombs is narrow and winding. These different formats can help you weigh your own interests rather than treating all the destinations as the same kind of excursion. Other places at the same level are Groß Molzahn, Thandorf, Utecht, Schlagsdorf, Dechow, Nesow, Carlow and Rieps.

For the overview of the wider area: Amt Rehna.