Sukow-Levitzow: Old Castle and Panoramic Tour

In Sukow-Levitzow, early Slavic history near Sukow, historic buildings in Levitzow, and a 35 km panoramic tour are distinct themes. The refuge castle points to early settlement, the mill and manor house shape the architectural history of Levitzow, while the tour, with its named climb, provides a specific point of reference for route planning.

Early history near Sukow

The refuge castle known as the “Old Castle” lies south of the present-day village of Sukow and is one of the oldest Slavic hillforts in Mecklenburg. Around the year 600, Slavs settled there and built the refuge castle. Excavations at the site identified the oldest Slavic pottery in Mecklenburg; today, it is known as pottery of the Sukow Group. The hillfort and the pottery complement one another but represent different aspects: the site points to the settlement and its early fortification, while the pottery bears an archaeological designation as the Sukow Group. Thus, a specific place and a material trace are at the heart of the early history near Sukow.

The 35-kilometre panoramic tour

The 35 km panoramic tour follows the state road to Levitzow. There, 1.5 km after the village church, the route leaves the road and climbs steeply to Dornremelberg on a level blacktop surface. Three details help with orientation: 35 km is the length of the entire tour, 1.5 km is the distance from the village church to where the route leaves the road, and the steep climb describes the section that follows. This makes it possible to distinguish the overall route, the point where it leaves the road, and the climb, rather than confusing the tour’s length with the length of the ascent.

Historic buildings in Levitzow

A watermill with a weir is located in Levitzow on Landstraße 43. A manor house with a park and a gate pillar dating from 1745 stands at Schloßweg 10. The year 1745 refers to the gate pillar, not the manor house. The mill and weir, and the manor house and park, offer different points of reference for Levitzow’s architectural history; the specific date remains associated with the named architectural feature.

Northwest Mecklenburg as a regional setting

In the broader travel destination of Northwest Mecklenburg, the north encompasses the “Northwest Mecklenburg Hill Country with Wismar Bay,” while the south encompasses the “West Mecklenburg Lake District with Lake Schwerin.” The district’s landscape is also shaped by terminal moraines, gently undulating ground moraine plateaus, stretches of steep and flat coastline, meltwater and drainage channels, and outwash plains. Gadebusch Castle, a Renaissance castle dating from 1573 and a rare example of Mecklenburg or northern German Brick Renaissance with reliefs in the regional Johann Albrecht style, is also located in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg. Another regional landscape is the approximately 600-hectare “Radegast Valley” landscape conservation area between the southern edge of Rehna and Lake Neddersee near Gadebusch. It encompasses the strongly meandering, near-natural course of the Radegast, as well as adjacent grassland, reed beds, wooded areas, and swamp forests.

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Go to the broader travel overview: Amt Mecklenburgische Schweiz.