Ancient monuments, Mecklenburg, Germany

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern boasts an impressive collection of ancient monuments. They are witness to the settlements of the region since the end of the Ice Age. Those on land and in water include earlier trading posts, settlements, fortifications, burial sites and centres of culture. Still to be seen today are the especially impressive megalithic graves from the Stone Age, Bronze Age barrows and earthworks. The monuments are protected sites and offer interested visitors an insight into the history and lifestyle of our ancestors as well as the opportunity to enjoy nature.
	23974 Neuburg On the B 105, east of Wismar	Slavic castle site on the outskirts of Neuburg, built over in mediaeval times. En route to Baebelin, 13 Bronze Age barrows under groves of trees.
	23972 Dorf Mecklenburg On the B106, near the Mecklenburg Mill	Slavic citadel from the 10th.century. The castle lent its name to the state of Mecklenburg.
	23936 Grevesmuehlen On the B 105, east of Grevesmuehlen	mpressive early Stone Age megalith graves in the Everstorfer Forest. There is also an expiatory stone in Everstorf Signposted footpath.
	19406 Groß Görnow near Sternberg	10th. century Slavic elevated castle near Groß Gornow, in the upper part of the Warnow Dales. There is a series of early Stone Age burial sites on the fringe of Klein Gornow. Nearby is the Sagsdorfer Bridge, on which the introduction of the Reformation in Mecklenburg was signed in 1549.
	19406 Groß Raden near Sternberg	Open air archaeological museum, unique in North Germany. A reconstruction of an old Slavic temple site from the 10th. century and the complete layout of a Slavic lowland castle with a settlement and ritual site outside, offering a near authentic potrayal of the daily life of the Slavs.
	19406 Ruchow on the B 104, between Sternberg and Guestrow	Early Stone Age barrow "Hohe Nonne" (in the Tarnow Forest) and several Bronze Age barrows in the vicinity.
	19376 Neuburg near Parchim	A Slavic trading settlement site on the Loeddig lakeside. Visit recommended, summer months only.
	19258 Bretzin Bretziner Heide	Bronze Age barrow complex.
	19073 Stralendorf on the outskirts, direction Zuelow, near Schwerin	Longest unchambered Hun burial site in Mecklenburg (125 m). Well preserved Bronze Age barrow, left on the road to Zuelow.
	19065 Görslow near Schwerin	Two Bronze Age barrows, worth seeing.
	19065 Kritzow on the northern outskirts of the town, near Schwerin	Megalith grave with imposing "guard stone" There is an early German hill tower to the west of the Hof-See.
	18292 Serrahn BAB 19, Krakow am See turnoff	In the Serrahn, Kuchelmiß und Hinzenhagen region there is an extensive Bronze Age barrow complex.
	18258 Werle east of Buetzow	The remains of a large Slavic castle site directly on the banks of the Warnow. The Obotrite ruler, Niklot was killed before the gates of the castle in 1160. The castle played a prominent role in the battles between the Obotrites and the Saxon conquerors.
	18249 Qualitz on the road from Warin to Buetzow	There are two megalith graves between Qualitz and Katelbogen. In the lowland nearby are the largest Early Stone Age burial sites in Mecklenburg.
	18249 Schlemmin between the telecom. tower and Schwarzen See	7th. century elevated Slavic fortifications.
	18249 Boitin on the B 104 between Sternberg and Guestrow	In the highland woods near Boitin is a cluster of three cromlechs composed of imposing stone blocks. An urn burial from the early Germanic era can be seen in one of the circles.
	18230 Rerik at the camping site	Two early Stone Age burial sites from the Funnel Urn Culture. Two more sites near Neu Gaarz and Mechelsdorf on the Baltic bluffs.
	18195 Gnewitz between Bad Suelze and Tessin	A number of early Stone Age megalith graves can be seen near Recknitz, east of Gnewitz
	18195 Liepen In Recknitztal, Between Bad Suelze and Tessin	Several barrow sites in Recknitztal near Liepen. There is a footpath from here to Lieper Burg, a Slavic earthwork.
	18184 Fresendorf	Slavic elevated castle "Schlossberg"
	17390 Menzlin between Anklam and Greifswald	In the vicinity is the site of a Scandinavian trading post. Burial sites are laid out in the form of Viking ships.
	17194 Vollrathsruhe	Bronze Age barrow west of Vollrathsruhe.
	17192 Waren	The museum in Waren offers further information on its exhibition of early and ancient history of the lakeland regions.
	17179 Behren - Luebchin near Bad Suelze	Slavic castle site built by Circipanians in the 11th./12th. century. The site was destroyed in 1117 by the Danish king Waldemar.
	17166 Teterow on the B 104, direction Rostock	Slavic earthwork island, built in the 9th century. The site was a focal point for the Circipanian tribes. The island can be reached by way of the chain ferry. (Guesthouse Wendenkrug)
	17139 Basedow Schloß Basedow, between Waren and Malchin	In the castle gardens there is a megalith grave from the Spherical Amphora Culture. There is also a fortification site nearby, dating back to the transitional phase between the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.
	17129 Kruckow near Demmin	Near the approaches to the region (from the direction of Demmin) there are three Stone age burial sites from the Funnel Urn Culture.
	17129 Tutow on the B110, between Demmin and Jarmen	In the vicinity of the village there are two Slavic fortification sites: The 8th. century castle site "Alte Stadt" and the lowland castle "Alte Schanze" with walls about 15m. high.
	17121 Sassen between Loitz and Greifswald	Impressive megalithic burial sites near Sassen (Poggendorfer Forest) und Pustow; including one with a stone cover weighing some 19 tonnes.
	17109 Demmin	Slavic castle complex (lowland castle), surrounded by hefty earthworks on the confluence of the Peene and Tollense rivers. Henry the Lion destroyed this castle in 1164.
	Isle of Ruegen	Almost all of the historic island remains are to be found on the Isle of Ruegen. Slavic earthwork fortifications near Stubbenkammer and Cape Arkona, Bronze Age barrows near Putbus, Megalith grave sites near Nadelitz and Lanken-Granitz, Slavic lowland castle on the Schoritzer Wiek near Zudar.