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East Rock Museum Kröpelin
Hauptstraße 5
18236 Kröpelin
Opening hours
Ostrock Museum Kröpelin - a unique experience museum in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The East Rock Museum Kröpelin is dedicated to the history of East rock as part of GDR popular music and offers a lively cross-section of four decades of East German music culture. Since its opening on July 3, 2015, the museum in the small town of Kröpelin, not far from the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast, has been a special cultural destination in the region.
Interactive exhibition in five themed areasThe exhibition, which was created in collaboration with the Wismar University of Applied Sciences from the collection of the Berlin association "Sechzig-Vierzig", presents the world of Ostrock in five themed areas. The interactive concept invites visitors to embark on a journey through time into the history of GDR music. Guided tours are available on request.
Ostrock Museum Kröpelin as an excursion destination on the Baltic Sea
Kröpelin is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern between Rostock and the Baltic Sea coast and is easy to combine with a day trip from Fischland-Darß-Zingst or from Rostock. Those exploring the coastal region will find the Ostrockmuseum a cultural and historical addition to a classic Baltic Sea vacation.
Further sights in Kröpelin
Hubelzauber Ceramic Art Studio
📍 Kröpelin
Clay in its most beautiful form. Art that leaves something in us - a feeling, a thought, perhaps even a smile. The ceramics studio in Kröpelin has been creating unusual, unique objects, sculptures and original figures in convincingly high quality stoneware by hand for many years. All ceramic objects are modeled by hand and individually crafted as unique pieces. No series are produced, no casting molds or industrial templates are used. In the end, each blank is a unique piece with a unique feel and its own individual character. Discover lovely garden accessories, sculptures and decorative ceramics for your living ambience and interior - dreamlike eye-catchers in every home. The ceramics studio offers a workshop to anyone interested in trying their hand at creating their own work. This is suitable for everyone. No experience is necessary. Let your imagination run wild and create your own little work of art. In this experience course, you will create your desired object over 2 days, each lasting 2 hours. This course is also suitable for vacationers whose stay takes into account the drying time of approx. 1 week between the work steps. After the final firing of your art object, you can collect it or have it sent by the ceramics studio.
Kröpelin "retractable" mill
📍 Kröpelin
The landmark of the town of Kröpelin - the "retractable" mill Anyone driving through Kröpelin from Kühlungsborn or Rerik will not believe their eyes. The mill, visible from the eastern edge of the town, suddenly disappears and reappears a short time later. Construction work on the Galerie-Holländer-Mühle began in 1904 and it was put into operation in 1906. It has a 2-storey solid brick substructure. The first floor is square and made of stone, while the central mill body with eight sides is also built of solid stone and covered with shingles. The wings of this Dutch mill - also known as a cap mill - are attached to the cap so that it can be turned into the wind. The wind turbine of the mill and parts of the equipment are still preserved. The mill was even still in operation until 1952. After it was decommissioned, it was then used as a warehouse for agricultural businesses and for the school as a "polytechnic" center. In 1986, work began on converting the mill into a restaurant. However, this conversion work came to a standstill due to the changes brought about by the fall of communism. In 2006, the "Kröpeliner Mühle" e.V. association was founded with the aim of renovating the mill in order to preserve it as a Kröpelin landmark and to organize and hold cultural events around the mill. The mill is owned by the town. Extensive renovation work began in 2012. The renovation work was completed in 2013 and the mill was reopened on December 20.
"Retractable" mill in Kröpelin
📍 Kröpelin
The Kröpeliner Mühle is a gallery Dutch windmill. It has been a cultural center since its renovation in 2012 and is used by the "Kröpeliner Mühle" e.V. association for events. It can also be visited. Anyone driving through Kröpelin from Kühlungsborn will not believe their eyes... The mill, visible from afar from the eastern edge of the town, suddenly disappears, but later reappears. The miracle of Kröpelin is easy to explain: One succumbs to an optical illusion, because depending on the viewer's position, the mill, which has long since become the town's landmark, appears or disappears. The gallery Dutch windmill with a two-storey solid brick substructure was built in 1904 and went into operation in 1906. It operated as a grain mill until around 1952. In this Dutch mill - also known as a cap mill - the blades are attached to the cap. The mill body is fixed and only the cap is turned into the wind. Original parts of the wind turbine, such as the comb wheel and the king shaft, are still in the cap, but the equipment has been removed over the years. In 1986, work began on converting the building into a restaurant. However, it was not completed. It was not until 24 years later that a decision was made to carry out a complex modernization and to partially demolish the farm wing. The mill is owned by the town and was reopened at the end of 2013 after extensive renovations. It is operated by the "Kröpeliner Mühle" e.V. association and is open to the public.
Events in Kröpelin
10. May 2026, 13:00–15:00
"Mottche Spinkus un de Pelz" by John Brinckmann - musical reading with Wolfgang Rieck
📍 versenkbare Mühle Kröpelin
"Mottche Spinkus un de Pelz" by John Brinckmann, which is set in the Jewish milieu of the small town of Güstrow in the first half of the 19th century
14. May 2026, 09:00–11:00
Morning pint with Andreas Pasternack
📍 versenkbare Mühle Kröpelin
Thursday, 14.05.2026 Ascension Day/Father's Day 11.00 - 13.00 hrs Morning pint with Andreas Pasternack
23. May 2026, 08:00–16:00
Studio "Hubelzauber"
📍 Hubelzauber Ceramic Art Studio
Let your mind wander in the Hubelzauber® garden. In our little oasis of well-being, funny trolls, crazy ravens and cheerful birds come together.
Accommodation auf Wismar & Nordwestmecklenburg
Vacation apartments, hotels and more in the region
A-ROSA Ostseehotel Kühlungsborn
📍 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn
A-ROSA Ostseehotel Kühlungsborn - your vacation hotel in the first row with the restaurant Kiek in, the bar Rondo and the year-round heated indoor and outdoor pool in the SPA-ROSA on 950 square meters.
AVIP Apartment Rental Island Poel
📍 Insel Poel
The Residenz am Yachthafen Poel in Kirchdorf is one of the most popular addresses in the heart of the island. In this beautifully situated vacation home on the island of Poel, we arrange and rent out vacation apartments on behalf of various owners.
Old Büdnerei Kühlungsborn
📍 Kühlungsborn
Store - café - vacation. All this awaits you in the old Büdnerei in Kühlungsborn on the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast.