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Stintenburg Island Village

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Stintenburg Island Village

Recommended by 32 cyclists out of 33

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Please check local regulations for: Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee

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Location: Zarrentin am Schaalsee, Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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1. Schnatelsee Fishery Zarrentin – Lassahner See Swimming Area loop from Zarrentin am Schaalsee

36.3km

02:25

150m

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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2. St. Abundus Church (Lassahn) – Bridge to Stintenburg Island loop from Lassahn

6.09km

00:24

60m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. St. Abundus Church (Lassahn) – Lake Schaalsee loop from Roggendorf

57.9km

03:25

270m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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JR56

June 29, 2025

The island of Stintenburg, with its imposing manor house, is a place shrouded in mystery with a highly eventful history. Until after the fall of the Berlin Wall, few of the people living in the restricted area during the GDR era suspected that the secret elite unit of the GDR border troops was trained in the manor house until 1986: professional officers armed with dual weapons, service dogs, and motorcycles to guard the inner-German border in the immediate vicinity.

The island has a long history as a noble residence. Owners such as the Counts of Schwerin, the von Lützow and von Bülow families, Duchess Christine Margarete of Mecklenburg (1615–1666), and the von Hammerstein family called it home.

In 1740, the estate came into the possession of Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (1712–1772), whose family remained the lords of the manor until the 20th century and who have occupied it again since the 1990s, after the restitution. The manor house was built starting in 1810 for the Danish branch of the von Bernstorff family.

The center of the nine-axis, neoclassical plastered building with its high hipped roof is emphasized by a restrained central projection. The facade of the impressive house is clearly and strictly structured by stacked windows on the first two floors.

denkmalschutz.de/denkmal/stintenburg.html

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Ben

June 12, 2023

Island formerly occupied by English and Russians. Today 8 residents live there again.

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Klaus Bremer

May 12, 2024

The Stintenburg Island is a very special island. Both in terms of landscape and history. A memorial plaque commemorates part of the history.

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Location: Zarrentin am Schaalsee, Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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Stintenburg Island Village

1. Schnatelsee Fishery Zarrentin – Lassahner See Swimming Area loop from Zarrentin am Schaalsee

2. St. Abundus Church (Lassahn) – Bridge to Stintenburg Island loop from Lassahn

3. St. Abundus Church (Lassahn) – Lake Schaalsee loop from Roggendorf

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