Benitz: Cycling Route, Warnow River and Village History

Cycling Route, Warnow and Village Festival

The Berlin–Copenhagen Cycle Route runs directly through Benitz and invites cyclists to stop for a break there. This makes the village a specific point of interest along the route. Direct access to the Warnow also makes water sports and fishing possible. This gives you a choice of different activities for planning your day: a break along the cycle route or time for water sports and fishing.

A three-day village festival is held in Benitz every year at the end of June. If the festival affects your travel plans, check the dates for the relevant year in advance. This lets you make your specific plans around the current event dates.

The history of water travel can also be traced at a former landing point. A boat landing stage on an arm of the Warnow was refurbished in 2007 and offered water tourists a place to stop for a break. If you want to include the landing stage in your plans, check its current condition before your trip.

Manor Houses and Distinctive House Designs

Brookhusen Manor House in Benitz is a listed building and was expanded in 1889 in the Historicist style. The style and exact year of the expansion give architecture enthusiasts specific details for understanding the building. The manor house in Benitz was built in 1815/1816 and is currently being renovated privately.

The former servants’ quarters of the manor house, with its rustic vaulted cellar, now houses the Benitz Volunteer Fire Brigade. The “Miteinander Benitz-Brookhusen” association has rooms available for various events in the community centre. The village’s history thus brings together the buildings’ former functions and their present-day uses.

Another distinctive architectural feature is the presence of several houses with pointed barrel-vault roofs. Dutch migrant workers built them during the gravel-mining period in the 1930s; they are unique in Mecklenburg. The name gives an idea of the roof shape: it combines a pointed silhouette with a barrel-like profile. With their design and history, these houses add a distinctive chapter to Benitz’s history.

Regional Products

The Regiobox in Benitz offers regional game products, honey and pasta from local producers. This gives travellers who want to include regional products in their plans a specific connection to food from the surrounding area.

Another place to shop is associated with an earlier opening date: In October 2018, the Groß Grenz agricultural business opened the “Milch & Mehr” Regiopoint in a small wooden building at the village entrance. Fresh milk and other groceries could be purchased there from a vending machine. If you plan to visit this Regiopoint to shop, check in advance whether it is currently operating.

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For the higher-level travel overview: Amt Schwaan.