The best walks and hikes in Blumberger Wald

Freely accessible.

Freely accessible.

The fieldstone hall with a flat roof was built in the second half of the 13th century. After partial destruction in the mid-19th century, the church was rebuilt in 1856. A three-sided choir and a brick tower were added to the eastern end. In 1936, a mortuary was added to the north side. The spire dates from the 1970s. The striking features include massive supporting pillars on the western side and a very narrow entrance. The simple interior design dates from the second half of the 19th century. The church houses a historic Grüneberg organ from 1888. The tower houses a historic bell from 1856, from the workshop of the Szczecin bell founder Carl-Friedrich Voss.

A towerless hall building with a neo-Gothic apse and a western gable made of brick. The neo-Gothic reconstruction left its mark on the church. On the south side, the original, embossed, pointed-arch granite portal remains. On the north side, there is a small iron bell tower with a bronze bell. It was founded in 1847 by the von Sydow family, donated and cast by Theodor Voss in Szczecin. The interior is covered with a flat roof. The apse windows have yellow-tinted glass. The furnishings are very simple. In the apse, there is a simple altar with a candlestick and a crucifix. The congregation sits on a neo-Gothic pew. The entire furnishings are complemented by a wooden baptismal plaque, a plaque depicting a crucified man, and a magnificent commemorative plaque to those who died in World War I on the north wall. A winter church was erected beneath the western gallery. In the gallery there is a neo-Gothic, three-part organ front and a single-handed organ, probably the work of Barnim Grüneberg from Szczecin.

Schönow Palace is a unique neo-Gothic "castle" built in the 1840s. The "castle" and its outbuildings were built in the 19th century and belonged to the von Sydow family until 1863. The "castle" was then sold to Gustav Karl Kieckebusch, a chamberlain from Schwedt an der Oder. Catherine the Great, the longest-reigning Russian leader, born in Szczecin, Poland, lived just 20 minutes from Schönow, providing a fascinating historical backdrop for the Uckermark region. Around 1892, the estate was acquired by World War I General von Lettow-Vorbeck, who held it until its expropriation in 1945. The GDR era in the Uckermark changed the living conditions of the local population and the local architecture, and many Uckermark palaces were plundered and destroyed. The few that remained were converted into schools or kindergartens. Schönow Palace was converted into a market square and apartments after the war. In 1991, a fire broke out and everything was destroyed. The castle stood empty for over 20 years, which is why locals nicknamed it "Sleeping Beauty." When Brendan Flynt bought it in 2015, he had the idea of rebuilding it back into an elegant palace. The palace still looks abandoned. The grounds are open and can be visited.

The church is a fieldstone structure with a flat roof, rectangular in plan, dating from the second half of the 13th century, with a slightly wider western tower, topped by a weatherboarded gable with a slender dome dating from 1699. The tower was renovated between 1994 and 1998. To the north is a brick sacristy with a 15th-century gable. To the south is a vestibule with a staircase to the patron's lodge dating from the first half of the 17th century. In 1853, the windows were enlarged, and the eastern gable was built. Above the three-story western portal are three flat, arched fieldstone panels, and at the height of the ship's eaves, a recess in the wall of the western tower. The interior was restored in 1968 and 2003–2005, with the western gallery dating from 1865.

The castle park is surrounded by a high wall and is off-limits. It's a bit disappointing that you can only see the castle from one side.

Fieldstone church, core from the 13th century. Destroyed by lightning in 1888. East gable and semicircular apse made of brick. Square west tower made of brick from 1890