Loitz

Already over 750 years old there was originally only a Slavic settlement on the Peene, later the Pommer Prince Castle was there. Below was even a ducal castle, which unfortunately has not survived the centuries and was completely destroyed in 1701. There are many other historical buildings, such as the Marienkirche from the 13th century or the stone gate. Also worth seeing is the old town, which was essentially built in the late Middle Ages in half -timbered style.

The "Hotel am Markt" guest house is located directly on the Loitzer Marktplatz. All 12 double rooms have a shower room, free WiFi access and TV. They are inexpensive and clean. The city of Loitz is located on the Peene, the "Amazon of the North", which owes this name to its countless crossing peat stitches. Passionate anglers, nature lovers and people who are looking for something special find one of the most rich and species-rich waters here. The Peenetal can be traveled and observed very well from the water. Whether with the beaver fin, the canoe or rowboat, nature and relaxation is pure. Unexpected impressions of fauna and flora enchant visitors. Here you can watch beavers, otters, sea eagles and only types of bird and butterfly here. Rare ferns and orchids are sometimes unique in Germany. The abundance of fish is legendary and one of the largest and most diverse in Europe.

Loitz is not far from the Baltic Sea rim and the Mecklenburg Lake District. Mecklenburg Switzerland can also be reached by car in 20 minutes. From Loitz you can drive the Peene upstream up to the Kummerower Lake or downstream to the Szczecin Haff and then via the Peenestrom to the Baltic Sea in Peenemünde.

A thousand -year -old oaks are near the city, as well as numerous museums, for example the oceanum in Stralsund.

In the hotel itself, guests can enjoy the peat specialties such as Torfkopp and Whiskey-Torf from the adhesive tilerie and brewery Loitz, which are obtained from local Peenetorf and are real culinary features.

Culture consumption at Loitzer Peenestraße 8 is the domicile of the local local association. A lot has happened since 2014 when she took over the property. The gallery, with constantly changing exhibitions, has made a name for itself and the lectures and readings are a welcome change for the residents of the place. The historical courtyards that invite you to linger are happy to be visited. Clubs and interest groups like to use the offer to experience a guided tour here, to chat comfortably over coffee and cake or to watch films that tell of becoming and growing as well as the history of the property. Musicians from the region appear under the motto "Music in the courtyard". But the cultural fin also gave them professional artists who go on vacation on the Peene and perform in different places along the river.
On the occasion of the 775th anniversary of the city of Loitz, a “Peenestrßengalerie” was created on the initiative of the association, in which painters and photographers participate. So old houses become an eye -catcher again.
There are concerts in the courtyard, readings in the gallery and in summer barbecues take place. By the way, you can also give yourself the "yes word" in this historical place. Culture consumption is the branch of the registry office of the Peenetal/Loitz office.
Not only many Loitzer use the varied offer, but also numerous citizens from the surrounding villages and towns. This new place of encounter is very well received. You can learn a lot about the history of the house during a tour. So, a visit is always worth it.

The building goes back to the hospital chapel of the St. Jürgen and Georgenhospital, located in the Middle Ages northeast of the city. The chapel is shown on the Vedute of Loitz on the edge of the Lubin card with a pointed tower. The Duchess Sophie Hedwig had the building rebuilt in 1619 as a cemetery chapel. The previous cemetery of the hospital has now been used as a city cemetery. The arched Renaissance portal dates from this time.
During the line-up of Swedish Pomerania by Napoleonic troops in 1807, the chapel served as a powder magazine. Then it was used as a warehouse and a corpse until it was repaired as a church in 1857. On the occasion of a renovation required in 1953, she received the name Lutherkirche. It is used as a winter church by the parish.
On the south wall of the church, the grave slabs of the royal Swedish official captain of Loitz, Michael Christian Schulemann (1668–1724), and the regiment pastor and assessor of the war consistency, Christian Friderici († 1709), are attached.

The oldest references to the parish church are from 1299. The church is a three -aisled, five -year indoor church with a straight end in the east and a church tower in the west. Two yokes of the church are essentially from the 13th century. The entrance hall and the two side aisles followed in the late Middle Ages. In the 17th century, however, profound additions and changes were carried out and additions in the 19th and 20th centuries. The church was built from field stone and brick, later the masonry was plastered.
The conversions of 1600 were financed by the Duchess Sophia Hedwig. The original surrounding walls of the tower hall to the north and south were canceled and three yokes in the east; At the same time, the choir was canceled. From 1809 to 1811, the church was extensively renovated again under the direction of Johann Gottfried Quistorp. At that time, from 1802/03 to 1836, Joachim Friedrich Barkow was appointed pastor by the Swedish king and later superintendent and consistorial council. He was buried on the north wall. The church tower was re -bricked up in 1832. In 1866 two sacristies were grown onto the gable wall in the east. In 1906 the bricked up of the two southern entrances followed.
The equipment of the Marienkirche includes a baroque altar attachment, which was made in 1720 in the workshop of Elias Kessler, a pulpit made by Johann Gottfried Quistorp, a baptismal font from granite with four plastic heads on the Kuppa, thirteen, the prince's panels with portraits , and a library donated by the Duchess in 1621. The organ was made in 1941 by the Kemper company in Lübeck. The ringing of the church consists of two bronze bells and three small, manufactured cimbles in 1996.