Sarnow: Village Church and Routes
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If you are choosing a travel destination with historic architecture and routes through the surrounding area in mind, Sarnow offers several specific points of interest. These include the village church, a megalithic tomb in Sarnow Forest, the Peene-South Canal and a driving tour that passes through the village. Each offers a different focus: the church combines architectural history with an unusual history of use, while routes and transport links shape how you find your way around the village and its surroundings.
A Village Church with a Special History
Sarnow village church was built in 1754 under Field Marshal Curd Christoph von Schwerin as a late Baroque church. It is an elongated, plastered rectangular building made of brick and individual fieldstones. Its described architectural features include a recessed west tower and a gabled roof. The church can therefore be identified not only by the period in which it was built, but also by its clearly defined form.
What makes it special is the combination of several functions: a church, poorhouse and school are all housed under one roof. This combination is unique in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. For travellers interested in local history and historic architectural styles, the church offers a concrete reason to look beyond the usual way of viewing a religious building. Its three functions belong together here and make Sarnow’s architectural history a subject in its own right.
The Sarnow Church-Hospital-School Friends Association holds events at the church three to four times a year. Together with donations, these events raise funds for the church’s continued upkeep and renovation. The events are therefore connected with the long-term preservation of the building. Anyone interested in this work can consider the connection between the association’s activities, its events and the preservation of the church when exploring Sarnow.
Forest, Routes and Distinctive Landmarks
A slightly disturbed megalithic tomb is located at a crossroads in Sarnow Forest, 260 metres from the edge of the forest. For those interested in cultural history, the tomb adds another subject to complement the village church: here, the focus is on a megalithic tomb in the forest rather than a building in the village.
A longer driving tour also passes through Sarnow. The 100-kilometre “Der Grafenwinkel” tour starts and ends in Anklam, follows the B 197 to Sarnow and turns there towards Spantekow. Sarnow is therefore one point on a circular tour with a set starting and ending point. If you include this route in your travel plans, you can view the drive through the village as part of the full tour, rather than treating Sarnow as its starting or ending point.
The B 197 runs through Sarnow and is crossed there by the L 31. The roles of these two roads are easy to distinguish: the B 197 runs through the village, while the L 31 crosses it in Sarnow. The Peene-South Canal also crosses the B 197 there. The canal is 27 kilometres long in total and runs from Stolpe via Sarnow to Kavelpass, where it reaches the Landgraben. Anyone interested in finding their way around can use both the road crossing and the canal’s route as specific reference points.
The area around Sarnow is criss-crossed by cycling and hiking trails. Poppies and cornflowers grow along their edges. As well as transport links, these routes offer opportunities to explore the surrounding area actively. The flowers along the paths give the landscape a tangible, seasonal character without implying any specific time of year to visit.
Other places in the same higher-level overview include Neu Kosenow, Krusenfelde, Krien, Boldekow, Bugewitz, Neetzow, Blesewitz and Postlow.
For the higher-level travel overview: Amt Anklam-Land.
