Warnkenhagen: Thünen’s legacy and historic estate parks

Warnkenhagen reveals itself through historical and horticultural themes, each given a different emphasis in Tellow and Gottin. Tellow brings together the history of Johann Heinrich von Thünen, a historic estate ensemble and a landscaped park. In Gottin, the listed manor house, its park and dedicated group activities are the main attractions. These differences give your trip planning a clear focus.

Tellow: Thünen, estate ensemble and park

The Thünen Museum in Tellow is named after Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783–1850), a world-renowned agricultural and economic scientist, model farmer and social reformer. It was founded at the place where von Thünen lived and worked. Tellow thus connects the story of a particular person with the history of the museum’s location.

The village is also home to a historic Mecklenburg estate ensemble. The landscaped park was laid out in 1826 based on Johann Heinrich von Thünen’s ideas and invites you to take a stroll, particularly beneath the hornbeam avenue. The park’s design and the namesake’s biography thus emerge as connected yet distinct themes.

The farmhouses for new settlers in Tellow add another historical dimension: they bear witness to the difficult beginnings after 1945. Together with the park, laid out in 1826, they offer a contrast between 19th-century park design and the postwar beginnings.

Gottin: manor house, landscaped garden and group activities

Gutshaus Gottin is a listed manor house built in 1835. The restored park beside the manor house is designed as an English landscape garden and features more than 200 historic rose varieties. Unlike Tellow’s focus on Thünen, Gottin highlights the manor house’s architectural history and the design of its park.

The manor house offers dedicated retreats, workshops and breaks. If you plan to take part in one of these, check booking details and availability before your trip. For group stays, meals are prepared by an in-house cook and follow a fresh, vegetarian approach using seasonal ingredients and herbs.

Getting here and finding a hotel in Warnkenhagen

Regional bus route 245 connects Matgendorf, Schule with Warnkenhagen. If you plan to travel by bus, check the current timetable for your travel date; routes and services may change.

Northwest Mecklenburg as a wider regional context

In the north, Northwest Mecklenburg encompasses the “Northwest Mecklenburg Hills with Wismar Bay” landscape area, and in the south, the “West Mecklenburg Lake District with Lake Schwerin.” The district’s landscape is also shaped by terminal moraine ridges, gently undulating ground moraine plateaus, steep and gently sloping stretches of coastline, meltwater and drainage channels, and outwash plains. For planning a longer trip, this provides a guide to the different landscape areas within the district.

Discover more destinations: Schorssow, Jördenstorf, Dalkendorf, Groß Wokern, Hohen Demzin, Alt Sührkow, Groß Roge, Lelkendorf.

For the wider travel overview: Amt Mecklenburgische Schweiz.