Schönberg
approx. 4,300 inhabitants
The large thatched roof of the historical farm, the Bechelsdorfer Schulzenhaus, in Schönberg almost reaches down to the ground. This is why you enter the Low German hall house through a high gate on the gable end of the building. Historical houses of this type served several purposes: they were used as housing, garage, workshop, stables and storeroom at the same time.
Magnificent half-timbered houses, classicistic façades and a Gothic brick church: In Schönberg you will find everything a typical small town in Mecklenburg has to offer. Approaching the municipal church, the Stadtkirche, you may hear unusual music resounding through its brick walls: the programme of the Schöneberger Summer Music Festival also includes unconventional works. How about an excursion into the past? The folklore museum, the Volkskundemuseum, and the monument farm Bechelsdorfer Schulzenhaus will acquaint you with the country life of the free farmers of the Ratzeburg State.
Historical facts
When first mentioned in 1219, Schönberg was merely a village of twelve farms. In 1320 the bishops of Ratzeburg erected a castle surrounded by moats. In the times to follow craftsmen and servants settled around the bishops? residence and made Schöneberg the centre of economic activities in the region of Ratzeburg...
Stadt Schönberg
Am Markt 15
23923 Schönberg
phone: 038828-3300
fax: 038828-330175
e-mail: info@stadt-schoenberg.de
Internet: www.stadt-schoenberg.de