Top 17 Natural Monuments around Penkow

The Prussian Memorial near Nossentin, also known as the York-Blücher Memorial, commemorates the battle of November 1, 1806, during the Napoleonic Wars. After the Prussian defeat at Jena and Auerstedt, Colonel Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg and his field police covered the retreat of General Blücher's troops in the Battles of Waren and Nossentin. This operation is considered a small but strategically important Prussian victory. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the battle, the Mecklenburg Officer Corps erected the memorial in 1856 directly at the historic site on the outskirts of Nossentin. It was restored around the turn of the millennium and supplemented with information panels, so that today it is considered an important memorial of regional and Prussian military history.

TO THE MEMORY THOSE WHO FELL HERE ON NOVEMBER 1, 1806 PRUSSIAN WARRIORS THE MECKLENBURG OFFICER CORPS 1856

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The Kölpinsee on Usedom is about 1 kilometer long and 350 meters wide. The lake, also known as the "Swan Lake", is about 200 meters from the Baltic Sea and is separated from the sea by a foredune and a protective dike. A circular path leads around the lake, which can be explored on foot or by bike. Visitors can also rent rowing boats to experience the lake directly.

beautiful old monument worth visiting

The crown oak is near Minzow in the middle of the forest next to the Hagen forester's lodge. The forester's house was built at the end of the 19th century as a wood warden and named after the fierce Hagen, the first forest warden to look after the city forest. The name Kron is derived from Slavic and means crane. It is not known whether cranes used to breed near or on the oak. The oak is in the area of the town of Röbel, but is consistently attributed to Minzow in the literature. The northeast-sloping trunk begins strong and massive, tapering off rapidly. The monumental trunk is heavily covered with moss, especially towards the road. The oak was struck by lightning several times. A lightning strike left a large gap on the south side, which was sealed with bricks. Several gnarled branches go off the trunk. The lower branches are dead or broken off. The rather high crown is quite irregular due to several broken branches. The vitality of the oak is still quite good. With a breast height of 9.90 m, the crown oak is one of the ten thickest oaks in Germany. www.monumentale-eichen.de/mecklenburg-vorpommern/minzow

The Crown Oak stands near Minzow in the middle of the forest next to the Hagen Forester's House. The forester's house was built at the end of the 19th century as a timber keeper's house and named after the grim Hagen, the first forester to look after the city forest. The name "Kron" is derived from the Slavic word "crane." It is unknown whether cranes once nested near or on the oak. The oak stands within the territory of the town of Röbel, but in literature it is consistently attributed to Minzow. The trunk, leaning to the northeast, begins strong and massive, then quickly tapers. The monumental trunk is heavily covered in moss, especially toward the road. The oak has been struck by lightning several times. A lightning strike left a large gap on the south side, which was then closed with bricks. Several gnarled branches extend from the trunk. The lower branches are dead or broken off. The relatively tall crown is quite irregular due to several broken branches. The oak's vitality is still quite good. With a breast height circumference of 9.90 m, the Crown Oak is one of the ten thickest oaks in Germany. https://www.monumentale-eichen.de/mecklenburg-vorpommern/minzow/

In the idyllic Rohrteich, which is actually a lake due to its size, it was teeming with lots of tiny tadpoles today. We haven't seen so many in one place for a long time. Hopefully as many of them as possible survive and grow into large frogs after the metamorphosis.