Walkendorf: Wossidlo House, Mills and Garden

Walkendorf brings together folklore, historic buildings and technical monuments. These themes span Walkendorf itself and other places in the municipality: the Richard Wossidlo House and the Alte Ausspanne add cultural highlights, while the mills in Neu Vorwerk and the park, monument and stargazing in Dalwitz offer more to explore. When looking for a hotel in Walkendorf, you could start by considering which of these themes matter most to you during your stay.

Richard Wossidlo and the Alte Ausspanne

The Richard Wossidlo House is dedicated to the folklorist Richard Wossidlo. It is located in a rural labourers’ cottage built around 1875. Wossidlo’s biography is also connected to the municipality: he was born in the district of Friedrichshof and baptised at the church there. The museum, its historic building and the folklorist’s origins offer different points of interest for a cultural and historical stay.

Another highlight in the village is the Alte Ausspanne, a listed half-timbered house with a thatched roof that has been lovingly restored. In summer, the café at the Alte Ausspanne is shaded by an old lime tree behind the building. The property includes a 4,600-square-metre meadow garden with benches, areas for relaxing, a herb spiral and a pond. The benches and places to lie down offer a different way to enjoy the surroundings from the house’s architecture; the herb spiral and pond add further distinctive features to the garden.

The Alte Ausspanne also has an expandable club room, the “Sommergalerie” (Summer Gallery), featuring special exhibitions on art and culture. Visitors can also take part in creative courses there. If you want to plan your trip around a particular course or exhibition, check in advance what will be on offer at your chosen time.

Mills, a park and the starry sky in the municipality

In Neu Vorwerk, a village in the municipality of Walkendorf, two Dutch-style windmills stand close together. Together, they form a unique technical monument and a landmark of the state. The smaller mill was built in 1849 as a ground smock mill. The larger, gallery-style Dutch mill dates from 1949 and is considered Germany’s last newly built windmill for commercial milling. Their different names and construction dates make comparing the two types of mill a cultural and historical topic in its own right.

A replica of the famous Nebra Sky Disc stands in the Dalwitz estate park. There is also a monument to Sabine von Bassewitz (1716–1790); an old lime-tree avenue can be admired on the castle rampart. The park thus brings together a familiar celestial depiction, a monument commemorating an individual and a striking landscape feature.

Dalwitz is also home to the Astronomical Observation Station, one of six themed stations on the “De Sternkieker” astronomy trail in the Mecklenburger ParkLand Star Park. At the station, visitors can observe the night sky from a two-person lounger using binoculars or a telescope. If stargazing is important to your travel plans, check in advance whether the lounger and observing equipment are available.

A summer option in the village

There is a bathing lake in the village where you can cool off in summer. If you plan to visit as part of your summer itinerary, check the current conditions before you go. Together with the garden at the Alte Ausspanne, the lake adds another landscape-focused dimension alongside the museums, historic buildings and technical monuments. You can plan your visit around your interests without reducing Walkendorf to a single attraction.

Discover more destinations: Lühburg, Behren-Lübchin, Boddin, Finkenthal, Altkalen.

Go to the regional travel overview: Amt Gnoien.