Zarrentin
approx. 4,700 inhabitants
The enforced tranquillity of the former border strip has allowed nature to prosper north of Zarrentin. The call of the rare bittern can still be heard in the nature reserve Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee.
Around Schaalsee you can ramble through wonderful untouched countryside: besides the bittern you will encounter many other protected animals and plants. In the Paalhuus you will learn a lot of facts worth knowing about the particularly protected environment of the Schaalsee region. Are you interested in fish? Domestic fish can be seen in their natural habitat here in the Schaalsee aquarium.
Historical facts
Even before the year 1194 a German parish village called Zarrentin existed, which belonged to the Ratzeburg Bishopric. A heathen place of worship possibly existed here before Christianisation. In 1246 a Cistercian convent was founded in Zarrentin...
Amt Zarrentin
Kirchplatz 8
19246 Zarrentin
phone: 038851-8380
fax: 038851-25488
e-mail: amt@zarrentin.de
Internet: www.zarrentin.de