Sülstorf: Church, Memorial Site and Countryside

Sülstorf combines historic buildings and memorial sites with opportunities for cycling and hiking in the countryside. If you are looking for a hotel for a trip here, local themes can help you decide: Would you like to focus mainly on local history and remembrance, or also set aside time for outdoor excursions? The church, rectory and memorial site offer specific points of interest for the first option; the trails around Sülstorf offer a different focus.

Church, Rectory and Parish Barn

Sülstorf is home to the historic Johanniterkirche, dating from the 13th century. The historic Sülstorf rectory is also of great cultural-historical and heritage-preservation value. Today, the parish barn serves as a place for communication and exhibitions. Together, they offer different perspectives on the town: the medieval religious building, the rectory of cultural-historical significance, and the barn’s present-day function.

Memorial Site and Remembrance

The history of the Sülstorf concentration camp memorial site is connected with the remembrance of Jewish women. In 1947, a mass grave containing the bodies of 53 Jewish women was discovered in Sülstorf. In 1951, the Jewish Regional Community of Mecklenburg established a memorial site there. A large Star of David sits atop its entrance gate.

Regular events at the memorial site commemorate the liberation from National Socialism and serve as a reminder not to forget. A train also stopped at the station in Sülstorf for three days. If a commemorative event is important to your travel plans, check the current dates in advance.

Cycling and Hiking Tours

The countryside around the three districts of Sülte, Boldela and Sülstorf invites visitors to enjoy relaxing cycling and hiking tours. A section of the Hamburg Freight Route passes through all three districts and through forests and fields. Trails also lead from the districts to nearby communities, where further routes are available.

This makes it easy to choose between local cultural and memorial themes and spending time outdoors when planning your trip.

Culture in the wider destination of Ludwigslust-Parchim

The wider destination of Ludwigslust-Parchim offers further cultural and historical attractions. Ludwigslust Palace was the former residence of the Dukes of Mecklenburg. Together with its park and the town, it forms an ensemble known as the “Little Versailles of the North.” The palace is the centerpiece of an almost entirely preserved late Baroque town plan, with a former court church and an English-style landscape park. The palace presents art and courtly domestic culture from the 18th and early 19th centuries.

The museum in Dömitz Fortress covers the history of the fortress and town, as well as the history of the Elbe, the harbor and bridges. Fritz Reuter, along with temporary and art exhibitions, is also among its themes. The ground floor of Zarrentin Monastery houses a permanent exhibition about the monastery. Guided tours cover the history of the former Cistercian convent, the nuns’ lives, and the building’s architecture. If you are planning a guided tour or a specific temporary exhibition, check the dates and current program in advance.

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Go to the overview of the wider destination: Amt Ludwigslust-Land.