Easy hikes and walks around Völschow

The Zarrenthin Kiessee is an artificially created gravel pit lake in the Zarrenthin district of the municipality of Bentzin in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It was created as a result of industrial gravel mining that began in the 1960s. Geologically, the lake lies in a meltwater channel formed during the Weichselian glaciation. It has an area of 54 hectares, a length of 1.5 kilometers, a width of 500 meters, and a maximum depth of up to 28 meters.

The Neolithic burial site was excavated in the summer of 2005, approximately 850 meters north of this site. The exposed stone structures served as the model for the reconstructions shown here.

Gravel pit with annual festival

Opposite there is a very nicely designed cemetery.

The mooring for boats in Lake Kosenow .... The lake takes its name from the village of Kosenow, which according to legend is said to have sunk into it. In 1926, relics of a Wendish settlement were found on its western edge, which can be attributed the documented name Cusenow, or Cosenow, and to whose disappearance the legend certainly refers.

St. Mary's Church was consecrated on May 22, 1910 after only one year of construction. Its construction was made possible by donations from predominantly Polish Catholics. There were very few Catholic citizens in and around Gützkow. From spring to late autumn, however, around 1,500 Catholic seasonal workers, the so-called reapers, worked on the estates in the area. From around 1907, they used the restaurant on the lake (Anners) for their services. At the request of the Polish reapers, the Catholic church council in Greifswald negotiated with the seasonal workers and in 1908 and 1909 a collection was held for the construction of the church, which was also supported financially by the diocese and the Bonifatius Association. The architect Josef Tietz from Greifswald, who came from Bohemia, drew up the design and cost estimates. The ministerial approval for the construction was given on May 5th, 1909, the church approval on August 11th, 1909, and construction could begin. The building was built in the neo-Gothic style from red clinker bricks with plastered panels. A small stair tower was added on the northwest side, which serves as a staircase to the organ gallery. A bell tower is attached to the west gable. After 1945 there were no more seasonal workers, but the refugees from the Sudetenland and Upper Silesia had brought over 400 Catholics to Gützkow and over 1000 to the surrounding area. This made the community very stable. The large community made it necessary to build a rectory with an apartment for the priest. This building was the first building in Gützkow after the Second World War to be inaugurated on July 19th, 1951. In October 1994, the renovation of the church roof began, as well as the re-plastering of the window panels and then the renovation of the interior.

Small break on the bench possible

Go a little further than the route says and you are right on the footbridge on the Peene.