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Engel's Garden at Malchow Monastery

Engel's Garden at Malchow Monastery
The Engelsche Garten next to the Malchow monastery has existed for 200 years. It takes its name from Johann Jakob Christian Engel, who worked as a chef at the monastery from 1786 to 1819. He was responsible for redesigning the areas southwest of the monastery right up to the monastery cemetery. His successors followed in his footsteps and continued to expand the grounds. Read more...

Engelscher Garten at Malchow Monastery - history by the Baltic Sea

The Engelscher Garten at Malchow Monastery is one of the most historic gardens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. For around 200 years, it has shaped the surroundings of the Malchow monastery and invites visitors to take a peaceful stroll in a historic atmosphere - a worthwhile addition to the region's well-known Baltic Sea destinations such as Rostock, Stralsund and Greifswald.

Johann Jakob Christian Engel - namesake and designer

The garden owes its name to Johann Jakob Christian Engel, who worked as a chef at Malchow Monastery from 1786 to 1819. On his initiative, the grounds southwest of the monastery were redesigned right up to the monastery cemetery. Engel thus laid the foundation stone for a garden that was to endure beyond his time.

Continuous expansion by subsequent generations

Engel's successors continued his work and continuously expanded the grounds. Over the decades, this resulted in a mature garden landscape that can be experienced today as part of the monastic ensemble in Malchow - in the middle of the lake-rich Mecklenburg region, which stretches between the Baltic Sea coast and the Mecklenburg hinterland.