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Kirchdorf Fortress
The remains of a fortress can be found southwest of Kirchdorf on the island of Poel.
It was a two-part complex built between 1614 and 1619, consisting of a rampart around a church and the immediately adjacent star-shaped fortress. The earth walls of the fortification system are of impressive size. The moats in front are recognizable as reed zones. The fortress is one of the best-preserved early modern fortifications on the German Baltic coast. The redoubt was built by Duke Adolf Friedrich I according to plans by the master builder Ghert Evert Piloot from Emden. It was a Swedish crown estate for a long time and was finally severely damaged during the Thirty Years' War and fell into disrepair over the following years. The buildings were demolished piece by piece in the 19th century. Only the village church was preserved as a brick building. A model of the old fortifications can be seen in the Kirchdorf Island Museum.
Fortress Kirchdorf on the island of Poel - early modern history on the Baltic Sea
Southwest of Kirchdorf on the island of Poel, in the heart of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, are the impressive remains of Kirchdorf Fortress. The two-part complex was built between 1614 and 1619 and consisted of a rampart around a church and an immediately adjacent star-shaped fortress. This makes it one of the best-preserved early modern fortifications on the entire German Baltic coast - comparable in its historical significance to buildings in the region around Wismar, Stralsund or Greifswald.
Earthworks, moats and the history of the redoubt
The preserved earth ramparts of the fortification system still impress with their size today. Extensive reed zones have now developed where moats were once created. The redoubt was built by Duke Adolf Friedrich I according to plans by master builder Ghert Evert Piloot from Emden. For a long time, the complex was a Swedish crown estate before it was severely damaged during the Thirty Years' War and fell into disrepair. The buildings were gradually demolished in the 19th century. The village church is the only remaining brick building.
Fortress model in the Kirchdorf Island Museum
For those who would like to explore the history of the site in more depth, the Kirchdorf Island Museum has a detailed model of the old fortifications. It gives a vivid impression of what the fortification must have looked like in its heyday - an ideal addition to a visit to the preserved earth ramparts on the island of Poel.
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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.
Alpaca farm on the Iserberg
● Hamberge
The alpaca farm is located in idyllic Hamberge at the end of the village. Our fascinating animals enchant all guests and vacationers!
Old Büdnerei Kühlungsborn
● Kühlungsborn
Store - café - vacation. All this awaits you in the old Büdnerei in Kühlungsborn on the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast.