Lancken-Granitz: Megalithic Tombs, Church and Mönchgut Cycling Tour
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Lancken-Granitz offers several distinct points of interest to help you plan your trip: megalithic tombs from the Stone Age, the historic furnishings of St. Andrew’s Church and a cycling route with a stated total length. When considering this destination, you can decide whether archaeological sites, church art or cycling is your main interest.
Megalithic Tombs and Prehistory
About one kilometre southwest of Lancken-Granitz are seven well-preserved megalithic tombs from the Late Stone Age, which visitors can explore. They are about 5,000 years old, belong to the Funnel Beaker culture and lie in the triangle between Lancken-Granitz, Dummertevitz and Burtevitz. In the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, the megalithic tombs of Lancken-Granitz form the largest and best-preserved concentration of megalithic graves. Originally, there were at least 19 burial mounds there, which have been almost completely examined archaeologically. Check local access conditions before your visit.
St. Andrew’s Church and Historic Furnishings
St. Andrew’s Church in Lancken-Granitz was built in the 15th century from brick and fieldstone. Wall paintings from the time it was built have been preserved. The parish church’s furnishings also include choir stalls dating from 1522, a pulpit from 1598 and a baptismal angel from the early 18th century. While the megalithic tombs represent the Stone Age, the church’s architectural and furnishing history spans the 15th to the early 18th century.
Mönchgut Cycling Tour and Another Route
Lancken-Granitz lies on the 30-kilometre Mönchgut cycling tour from Putbus to the Baltic seaside resort of Göhren. The stretch towards Lancken-Granitz and Seedorf passes numerous prehistoric megalithic tombs. On the return to Lancken-Granitz, the route follows a cycle path with lovely views of Lake Neuensien.
Another route is called “Mönchgut – Megalithic Tombs and Bodden” and runs from Lancken-Granitz to the Ziegensteine, also known as the Siegessteine. These are the remains of a group of megalithic tombs on the way to Groß Stresow. The routes offer different points of reference: the Mönchgut cycling tour has a stated length and named endpoints, while the second route leads to the Ziegensteine.
The Landscape Around Lancken-Granitz
Lancken-Granitz lies in the heart of the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve. Lake Neuensien is a few hundred metres from the town and invites visitors to stroll and explore. The Granitz Nature Reserve is also nearby, in the regional triangle between Binz, Lancken-Granitz and Sellin. It covers just under 1,000 hectares and is a wooded ridge in the southeast of Rügen. A nearby lake and an extensive, wooded protected area thus offer different ways to experience the landscape.
Vorpommern-Rügen as the Wider Destination
The wider destination of Vorpommern-Rügen offers more to explore beyond Lancken-Granitz. The district includes Rügen and the nearby islands of Hiddensee and Ummanz; it also includes the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula chain. The district is estimated to have around 60 museums. Cultural and natural heritage in the district includes the old town of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar,” as well as the beech forests in Jasmund National Park on Rügen, which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.”
Discover more destinations: Gager, Sellin, Göhren, Baabe, Zirkow, Middelhagen, Thiessow.
For the wider travel overview: Amt Mönchgut-Granitz.
