Church Zarrentin
Church of St.
Peter & St. Paul in Zarrentin Zarrentin Church is a Gothic parish church and former monastery church in the historic town center of Zarrentin am Schaalsee. The Romanesque fieldstone and brick church was a village church in the first half of the 13th century. Around 1250, the Zarrentin convent was founded as a Cistercian monastery. The parish church now became the convent church. The Romanesque fieldstone masonry of the square choir dates back to the 1230s/40s. In 1460, using parts of the old church, the current Gothic nave was built from bricks. In 1552, the nunnery was dissolved and the church was once again the parish church of the village.
Church of Zarrentin - Romanesque and Gothic in the historic town center
The church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Zarrentin is one of the most remarkable sacred buildings in western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The church in the historic town center of Zarrentin am Schaalsee impressively combines two building eras: The Romanesque fieldstone masonry of the square choir dates back to the 1230s and 1240s, making it one of the oldest surviving buildings in the region.
From village church to Cistercian monastery church
The building originally served as a simple village church. Around 1250, the Zarrentin monastery was founded as a Cistercian nunnery, whereupon the parish church became the monastery church. In 1460, using parts of the older building, the current Gothic nave was built from bricks. After the abolition of the nunnery in 1552, the church returned to its original function as the parish church of the village - a role it still fulfills today.
Church of Zarrentin as an excursion destination in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
For those exploring Mecklenburg-Vorpommern away from the well-known coastal towns such as Wismar, Rostock or Stralsund, Zarrentin am Schaalsee offers a quiet alternative with historical depth. The church can be easily combined with a walk through the town and a visit to the natural Schaalsee lake.
Other attractions in Zarrentin
Zarrentin bog adventure trail
● Zarrentin
Right next to the Pahlhuus Zarrentin begins a 700-meter-long adventure trail through the nearby moor, which was created after the last ice age by the silting up of the shores of Lake Schaal. The boardwalk through the Zarrentiner Kalkflachmoor is a nature trail of a special kind. On dry land, you can gain interesting insights into a sensitive habitat. At nine stations, visitors learn interesting facts about the history of the moor and its inhabitants as well as the special features of the Zarrentiner Kalkflachmoor: How deep is the limestone muck in the moor? Which beetles need dead wood to live? And what do moors have to do with climate protection? Nature lovers will receive informative answers to these and other questions. And with a bit of luck, they may even be able to observe various water birds, dragonflies and rare amphibians. The bog walkway is also suitable for wheelchair users.
Creative and craft barn
● Zarrentin
Pictures, handmade decorative objects, felt work, insect hotels, practical and decorative items for home and garden The artist makes the small pieces of art herself, paints pictures in acrylic, oil, pencil and other techniques, if desired also according to your ideas. A different kind of children's birthday party. Creative children always find new ideas to make themselves. After a fun and creative afternoon, the children take their little works of art home with them. (Pottery works are collected after drying and firing, all year round) Adults also get their money's worth, individual pottery and felting courses are offered in the creative and handicraft barn. Genre: Arts and crafts Opening Hours: by telephone arrangement
Feldenkrais® and systemic counseling at Schaalsee
● Zarrentin
With Feldenkrais and systemic counseling - get moving - experience lightness - explore free spaces In the former hayloft of a lovingly and ecologically renovated barn, I offer you plenty of space for your discoveries: Using the Feldenkrais method, I focus my attention together with you on superfluous efforts and protective patterns in the body, as well as on where something goes well, feels good and you can therefore allow new things to happen. Parts of the body that are tense, painful or cause problems in other ways can be better integrated again and the image you have of yourself, your self-image, can expand. With systemic counseling, I support you in clarifying what your goal is, what resources are available to you and what may be preventing you from continuing on your path in the direction you want to go. You can find more information and current offers on my website or simply give me a call. I am a partner of the Schaalsee biosphere reserve and owner of the regional brand "For body and soul".
Accommodations nearby
Vacation rentals, hotels, and more in the region
Farm cottage Klein Thurow
● Klein Thurow
A guest in idyll. A vacation close to nature in the Schaalsee biosphere
Beaver "Jesse" Tours - Youth Hotel
● Lübtheen OT Jessenitz
Located in the heart of the UNESCO Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, you can experience this unique nature and great adventures with Beaver "Jesse" Tours.
BioObst Büdnerei
● Teldau
BioObst Büdnerei offers Bioland-certified apples and berries such as currants, gooseberries and blueberries from our own cultivation. You also have the option of having your own juice pressed from your apples, pears or quinces in our contract cidery. During the season, you can pick your own blueberries.