Barlach Town Güstrow

Imposing Palace Building and Playful Pleasure Garden

Ernst Barlach was already enthusiastic about the residential town of Güstrow. No wonder, given the imposing palace building with its playful pleasure garden in front of it, the old town with its half-timbered houses, the classicist town hall and the awe-inspiring cathedral, which today houses a sculpture by Barlach.

 

 

Güstrow Castle and the cathedral from the air - Barlachstadt Güstrow

"Güstrow is a Place where you can live - Despite Italy", Ernst Barlach.

With great pride, the city of Güstrow may call itself "Barlachstadt", because the sculptor, graphic artist and playwright Ernst Barlach settled here in 1910 and lived in Güstrow for almost 30 years. Today, three museums in Güstrow commemorate this important artist of the 20th century. In the Güstrow Cathedral even, the sculpture "The Floating" created by Ernst Barlach, adorns the venerable walls.

The Jewel in the Heart of the City

A well-known landmark of Güstrow is the Güstrow Castle. The popular photo motif of every visitor to Güstrow was built in the Renaissance style and completed in 1671. Guided tours through the castle offer historical insights worth knowing about past years.

Always worth a walk is the associated castle park, this was designed in the same Italian style as the castle and is in the form a rarity in Germany. Low box hedges now enclose nine beds of equal size. Shady arbors of hornbeam and an artificial moat enclose the area and harmoniously integrate the garden and palace into the city's system of ramparts and moats.

Stroll Through the Old Town

How about an impressive night watchman tour through the old town of Güstrow? Because Güstrow delights with numerous town houses of different eras, the classicist town hall, hidden cafés and galleries as well as picturesque backyards.

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Güstrow in Moving Pictures

Tour Tips for Exploring

  • Out and about by bike at Güstrow Castle, © TMV/Gänsicke

    Residence Cities Circuit

    • Length: 285 km
    • Etappen: 5

    The Dukes of Mecklenburg left behind a veritable flood of castles. Through disputes over the regency, they divided the land several times. The circular route follows the tracks of the dukes to the former residences - government palaces, summer residences, pleasure and hunting palaces.

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    Manor house circuit

    • Length: 230 km
    • Etappen: 4

    Manorial country estates reflect the former wealth of lords of the manor, blue-blooded aristocrats and highly decorated civil servants. In the hills of Mecklenburg Switzerland, the imposing country palaces are particularly densely populated.

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    Hamburg-Rügen bike path

    • Length: 527 km
    • Etappen: 10

    Stages: 10 | An enticing bike path connects northern Germany's largest city with Germany's largest island. It takes cyclists right through the middle of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: past fairy-tale castles and shimmering lakes, over hills in Mecklenburg Switzerland to the world-famous chalk cliffs of Rügen.

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  • Enjoy free space, © TMV/Tiemann

    Berlin-Copenhagen Cycle Route

    • Length: 699 km
    • Etappen: 10

    Stages: 16 | Route length in MV: 260 km | Out of the metropolis and into nature. When city dwellers get hooked on the lakes, they can get in the saddle and cycle along well-maintained cycle paths past forests, lakes and fields not only to the Baltic Sea, but even beyond to Copenhagen.

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    Tips for a Visit Güstrow

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    • Exterior view of St. Mary's parish church, © Helga Möbius

      Parish Church of St. Mary

      • Open today
      • Markt, 18273 Güstrow

      The Güstrow parish church stands on the market square in the immediate vicinity of the town hall. The first documented mention of the parish church dates back to 1308. After the fire in the center of Güstrow in 1503, which also destroyed the church, it was rebuilt and consecrated in 1508. When you enter the parish church, the first thing you see is the completely restored Jan Borman altar from 1522. This work of art, the ornate pulpit, the impressive organ and a small Barlach angel are already reasons enough to take a look around. But there is one very special highlight that you should not miss: 196 steps lead up to the 41 meter high observation deck of the highest building in Güstrow. A magnificent view over the city and Heidberge, the lakes and the meadows leaves many tourists amazed.

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    • © Urte Kaunas

      The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Youth Orchestra

      • Date: 8/6/25
      • Franz-Parr-Platz, 18273 Güstrow

      Orchestra heroes with Anneleen Lenaerts

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    • Crib from Germany, © Uwe Seemann

      North German Nativity Museum

      • Heiligengeisthof, 18273 Güstrow

      Christmas cribs from all over the world can be seen in a permanent exhibition. Interesting are the variety of materials used as well as the different ways of processing. Unusual materials include nuts, bread dough, tree bark or banana leaves. The nativity scenes were, for example, mouth-blown, punched or woven.

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    • Wolf in the predator flat-sharing community at the Wildpark-MV, © Wildpark-MV

      Wolf migration at dusk

      • Nächster Termin: 8/5/25
      • Alle Termine: 1/25/25 to 12/27/25
      • Primerburg, 18273 Güstrow

      Together with an expert, we set off on a wildlife park tour at dusk. High above the animals' heads, children and their families can listen to exciting stories and observe the wildlife park's inhabitants in the carnivores' flat. Questions about lynx, wild cats & co. are expressly encouraged. The highlight: feeding the wolf pack!

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    • Rear view of the hunting lodge, © Jagdschloss Bellin

      Bellin hunting lodge

      • Am Schloss, 18292 Bellin

      The Bellin estate ensemble is one of the few whose unity and historical layout have been preserved. The neo-baroque hunting lodge is now an apartment hotel with spacious exclusive rooms.

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    • Owl migration at dusk

      • Nächster Termin: 7/30/25
      • Alle Termine: 2/1/25 to 12/20/25
      • Primerburg, 18273 Güstrow

      While owls tend to live in secret during the day, they come to life in the dark. Participants on the owl walk can observe the "kings of the night" in a very special atmosphere, listen to the scout's stories and have their own questions answered.

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    • The Güstrow town hall with classicist facade, © Christoph Nahr

      City Hall Güstrow

      • Markt, 18273 Güstrow

      None of the Mecklenburg town halls of classicism looks as festive and inviting as this one in Güstrow.

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      Music in the old town: "Band Gode Tider"

      • Date: 8/27/25
      • Baustraße, 18273 Güstrow

      Music in the old town

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      Literary breakfast

      • Nächster Termin: 9/3/25
      • Alle Termine: 9/3/25 to 1/14/26
      • John-Brinckman-Straße, 18273 Güstrow

      Instead of bread rolls, cheese and muesli, a novel by a Nobel Prize winner in literature once a month?

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    • View castle garden, © Stadt Güstrow

      Güstrow castle garden

      • Franz-Parr-Platz, 18273 Güstrow

      The garden of Güstrow Castle was first mentioned in 1570 and was subsequently redesigned several times. On the occasion of the 750th anniversary of Güstrow, the garden was rededicated in 1978. Old plans formed the basis for the design.

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    • © Roman Schöne

      Gallery Martina Fregin: ROMAN SCHÖNE "HOKUS F OKUS - LAND ART"

      • Nächster Termin: 7/30/25
      • Alle Termine: 7/12/25 to 8/30/25
      • Hageböcker Straße, 18273 Güstrow

      Exhibition

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      Vernissage: Andreas Tessenow " 50 years of printmaking"

      • Nächster Termin: 10/2/25
      • Alle Termine: 10/2/25 to 2/27/26
      • Speicherstraße, 18273 Güstrow

      Exhibition

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    • Gertrude Chapel, © Steffen Hoffmann

      Ernst Barlach Museums Güstrow - Gertruden Chapel

      • Gertrudenplatz, 18273 Güstrow

      Located not far from the center of Güstrow, the Gothic Gertruden Chapel was opened in 1953 as the first Barlach Museum in Güstrow. The chapel houses about 30 sculptures and reliefs by Ernst Barlach, all of which were created during the Güstrow period.

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    • © Dan Petermann

      Children's Art Compass: Tower ascent

      • Nächster Termin: Today
      • Alle Termine: Today to 9/1/25
      • Markt, 18273 Güstrow

      Summer vacation

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      Children's Art Compass: Children's Cinema

      • Nächster Termin: 8/7/25
      • Alle Termine: 8/7/25 to 8/26/25
      • Am Wall, 18273 Güstrow

      Summer vacation

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    Hotels in Güstrow

    1. Exterior view Ringhotel Altstadt, © Jan Hendrik Hertzsch

      Ringhotel Old Town

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    2. Rear view of the hunting lodge, © Jagdschloss Bellin

      Bellin hunting lodge

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    3. Gutshotel Groß Breesen - 1st book hotel in Germany, © Gutshotel Groß Breesen

      Manor Hotel Groß Breesen

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    4. South view garden house at island lake, © Fischer

      Vacation apartment "Gartenhaus am Inselsee

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    5. © Daniel Stohl

      Sweet Dream Hostel & Pension

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    6. Orchard meadow in the manor house, © Florian Foest

      Friedrichshof Manor

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    7. © Schloß Vietgest

      Vietgest castle

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    8. © Florian Busch

      Hotel & Restaurant Kurhaus am Inselsee

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    9. Gremmelin manor house from above, © Gutshaus Gremmelin

      Gremmelin Estate

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    10. room, © Hotel_Am_Tierpark_J.Hertzsch

      Family hotel at the zoo

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    11. © Strandhaus am Inselsee

      Beach house at the Inselsee

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    12. © TMV/Wilken

      Roggow Estate

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    13. © Christina Czybik

      Hotel & Restaurant at the castle park

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    14. © Gestüt Ganschow

      Ganschow Stud Farm

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    15. Villa, © Neil Kilindo

      The mill villa Bützow

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