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The Wrodow estate existed as early as the 16th century and was for a long time a subsidiary estate without its own manor house. At the beginning of the 16th century, it belonged to the von Maltzahn family. After the Thirty Years' War, it was pledged to Colonel Joachim Engel in 1656. In the following centuries, ownership changed hands frequently, including families such as von Kamptz (from 1707), von Engel, and von Peccatel. In the 18th century, the core of the present building was constructed: a nine-bay central section, which was later expanded. Today, Wrodow Castle is a vibrant cultural monument in the idyllic Mecklenburg countryside, combining art, history, and community.

The estate in Groß Flotow comprises a simple manor house (also known as a stately home), a gatehouse, and other farm buildings. From the early 16th century (at least from 1506), the estate belonged to the von Voss family (Counts von Voss), an old Mecklenburg noble family. Later, it passed to the von Oertzen family: The last private owner before 1945 was Henning von Oertzen (1889–1978).

The church's origins date back to the 13th or early 14th century (an early Gothic brick building). The village of Groß Flotow was first documented in 1418 and likely originated as a Slavic settlement. In 1894/1895, the church was rebuilt on its old foundations and partially remodeled in the Neo-Gothic style. Elements such as an elaborate south portal from the medieval period have been preserved.

The Groß Flotow manor house is a simple, two-story, plastered building with ten bays and a central projection. It is a classic Mecklenburg manor house from the 19th century, designed more for functionality than for show. In the 19th century, the estate belonged to the von Voss family, an old Mecklenburg noble family. A shareholding is known to have been acquired in 1847 by Senior Justice Councilor Count Carl Otto Friedrich von Voss. It remained in the possession of noble families until 1945; the last owner before expropriation was a member of the von Oertzen family (specifically Friedrich von Oertzen-von Waldow-Friedenau).

The building is a solid brick structure with three basket-bottomed gateways. Two of them have already been bricked up. An inscription above the central entrance documents its construction in 1933. The gatehouse has a pyramidal roof. At the top of the gate roof is a small, square wooden tower. The clock in the tower now operates as a radio-controlled clock and chimes every half hour. The weathervane with the stag is once again rotating atop the gatehouse.

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The church's origins date back to the 13th century: around 1250, a simple peasant church was built here as its predecessor. The current single-nave fieldstone church was erected in the 15th century, with alterations during the Renaissance. The rectangular building measures approximately 16 x 10 meters. The granite tower was built between 1839 and 1841, replacing an older wooden tower, as was the southern entrance porch with its stepped gable. Next to the church stands a neo-Gothic burial chapel of the von Voss family, dating from 1843, which now serves as a winter church.

The manor house is symmetrically laid out and located south of the village; a chestnut avenue leads to a gatehouse with a tower. The estate's economy traditionally focused on agriculture, as was typical for Mecklenburg estates.