Barlach Town Güstrow

Imposing Palace Building and Playful Pleasure Garden

Ernst Barlach was already enthusiastic about the residential town of Güstrow. No wonder, given the imposing palace building with its playful pleasure garden in front of it, the old town with its half-timbered houses, the classicist town hall and the awe-inspiring cathedral, which today houses a sculpture by Barlach.

 

 

Güstrow Castle and the cathedral from the air - Barlachstadt Güstrow

"Güstrow is a Place where you can live - Despite Italy", Ernst Barlach.

With great pride, the city of Güstrow may call itself "Barlachstadt", because the sculptor, graphic artist and playwright Ernst Barlach settled here in 1910 and lived in Güstrow for almost 30 years. Today, three museums in Güstrow commemorate this important artist of the 20th century. In the Güstrow Cathedral even, the sculpture "The Floating" created by Ernst Barlach, adorns the venerable walls.

The Jewel in the Heart of the City

A well-known landmark of Güstrow is the Güstrow Castle. The popular photo motif of every visitor to Güstrow was built in the Renaissance style and completed in 1671. Guided tours through the castle offer historical insights worth knowing about past years.

Always worth a walk is the associated castle park, this was designed in the same Italian style as the castle and is in the form a rarity in Germany. Low box hedges now enclose nine beds of equal size. Shady arbors of hornbeam and an artificial moat enclose the area and harmoniously integrate the garden and palace into the city's system of ramparts and moats.

Stroll Through the Old Town

How about an impressive night watchman tour through the old town of Güstrow? Because Güstrow delights with numerous town houses of different eras, the classicist town hall, hidden cafés and galleries as well as picturesque backyards.

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Güstrow in Moving Pictures

Tour Tips for Exploring

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    Residence Cities Circuit

    • Length: 285 km
    • Etappen: 5

    The Dukes of Mecklenburg left behind a veritable flood of castles. Through disputes over the regency, they divided the land several times. The circular route follows the tracks of the dukes to the former residences - government palaces, summer residences, pleasure and hunting palaces.

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  • Manor house circuit

    • Length: 230 km
    • Etappen: 4

    Manorial country estates reflect the former wealth of lords of the manor, blue-blooded aristocrats and highly decorated civil servants. In the hills of Mecklenburg Switzerland, the imposing country palaces are particularly densely populated.

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  • Hamburg-Rügen bike path

    • Length: 527 km
    • Etappen: 10

    Stages: 10 | An enticing bike path connects northern Germany's largest city with Germany's largest island. It takes cyclists right through the middle of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: past fairy-tale castles and shimmering lakes, over hills in Mecklenburg Switzerland to the world-famous chalk cliffs of Rügen.

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    Berlin-Copenhagen Cycle Route

    • Length: 699 km
    • Etappen: 10

    Stages: 16 | Route length in MV: 260 km | Out of the metropolis and into nature. When city dwellers get hooked on the lakes, they can get in the saddle and cycle along well-maintained cycle paths past forests, lakes and fields not only to the Baltic Sea, but even beyond to Copenhagen.

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    Destinations & Event Tips

    Tips for a Visit Güstrow

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      Exhibition by Jacob Maler

      • Nächster Termin: Today
      • Alle Termine: 3/8/25 to Today
      • Besserstraße, 18273 Güstrow

      Jacob Maler, Berlin - Painting and graphics

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    • © Felix Fregin

      Gallery Martina Fregin

      • Open today
      • Hageböcker Straße, 18273 Güstrow

      The Martina Fregin Gallery has been presenting contemporary artists* in changing exhibitions since the end of May 2022.

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    • © André Hamann

      City Museum Güstrow

      • Franz-Parr-Platz, 18273 Güstrow

      Since 2003, the Güstrow City Museum has had a new location: it is located above the city archives in the hospital of a country workhouse built in 1826.

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    • © Stadt Güstrow

      Güstrow castle garden

      • Franz-Parr-Platz, 18273 Güstrow

      The garden of Güstrow Castle was first mentioned in 1570 and was subsequently redesigned several times. On the occasion of the 750th anniversary of Güstrow, the garden was rededicated in 1978. Old plans formed the basis for the design.

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    • Whitsun Cup

      • Date: 6/8/25
      • Plauer Chaussee, 18273 Güstrow

      traditional race

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      Living room cinema: "Don't worry, you can't run away"

      • Date: 5/16/25
      • Hansenstrasse, 18273 Güstrow

      Movie

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      Malmström Museum

      • Zu den Wiesen, 18273 Güstrow

      The Güstrow Malmström Museum offers an interesting insight into the almost three hundred years of artistic and circus history of the Kolter-Malmströms, who have been based in Güstrow since 1917.

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    • Speedway Euro Championship 2025

      • Date: 7/26/25
      • Plauer Chaussee, 18273 Güstrow

      Speedway

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    • Public night watchman tour through Güstrow in the evening

      • Nächster Termin: 5/9/25
      • Alle Termine: 1/17/25 to 12/26/25
      • Franz-Parr-Platz, 18273 Güstrow

      Night watchman tour

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      International Museum Day

      • Date: 5/18/25
      • Franz-Parr-Platz, 18273 Güstrow

      "Treasures from the depot - a viola da gamba with a history"

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      Gremmelin Estate

      • Am Hofsee, 18279 Gremmelin

      Gut Gremmelin is a private hotel in a historic manor estate with gardens and bathing lake. Regular art exhibitions and cultural events attract guests from near and far. The good organic cuisine delights the palate and the soul. Take part in painting or cookery courses supervised by professionals or restore energy levels with yoga and hiking.

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      Pleasure tour to Lake Krakow

      • Date: 6/21/25
      • Franz-Parr-Platz, 18273 Güstrow

      Pleasure tour

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      Owl migration at dusk

      • Nächster Termin: 5/30/25
      • Alle Termine: 2/1/25 to 12/20/25
      • Primerburg, 18273 Güstrow

      While owls tend to live in secret during the day, they come to life in the dark. Participants on the owl walk can observe the "kings of the night" in a very special atmosphere, listen to the scout's stories and have their own questions answered.

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      Pleasure tour: Experience sweets

      • Date: 6/7/25
      • Franz-Parr-Platz, 18273 Güstrow

      Pleasure tour

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    • Special exhibition: Shape! Understanding body + form

      • Nächster Termin: Today
      • Alle Termine: 3/1/25 to 7/9/25
      • Heidberg, 18273 Güstrow

      Interactive tactile exhibition at the Ernst Barlach Museums Güstrow

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    Hotels in Güstrow

    1. © Schloß Vietgest

      Vietgest castle

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    2. © Gut Gremmelin

      Gremmelin Estate

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      Beach house at the Inselsee

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    4. © Florian Foest

      Friedrichshof Manor

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    5. © Daniel Stohl

      Sweet Dream Hostel & Pension

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    6. © Fischer

      Vacation apartment "Gartenhaus am Inselsee

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    7. © Gestüt Ganschow

      Ganschow Stud Farm

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      Bellin hunting lodge

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    9. © Gutshotel Groß Breesen

      Manor Hotel Groß Breesen

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    10. © Hotel_Am_Tierpark_J.Hertzsch

      Family hotel at the zoo

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    11. © Neil Kilindo

      The mill villa Bützow

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    12. © Christina Czybik

      Hotel & Restaurant at the castle park

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    13. © Florian Busch

      Hotel & Restaurant Kurhaus am Inselsee

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    14. © Jan Hendrik Hertzsch

      Ringhotel Old Town

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