The best city hikes and walks around Unteruckersee

The Catholic priest Peter Ernst Podlech had a Catholic school built in 1890 on Kuhdamm (today Neubrandenburger Straße). In the same year, the construction of the church was also approved. The church of St. Maria Magdalena was built in 1892 in the neo-Gothic style and consecrated in September 1892. After its destruction (1945), it was rebuilt in 1952. Today, it therefore appears very modern.

Immediately west of the stable building and directly on the current promenade of the Unteruckersee lake, a warm bathhouse was built in the war year 1916 as a foundation of the printer and book publisher Louis Vincent. He bequeathed that 100,000 marks from his assets should flow into the construction.

The monastery likely had a considerable library in the 15th century and served as a place of education for clerics of the Custody of Stettin. Shortly before the Reformation took hold in Prenzlau, the monastery was abandoned by the friars, presumably due to the poor economic situation. In 1735, the monastery buildings were demolished, and only the monastery church was preserved. Between 1848 and 1865, the interior of the church was redesigned, the east gable was renewed, and a bell tower was added. Around 1970, the monastery church was abandoned and began to decay rapidly. It was not until 1993 that securing and renovation work began, and the church was reopened to the public in 1995.

The brick building with the filigree tower was built in the 14th century as a house of prayer for the neighboring Holy Spirit Hospital. As early as 1899, the Uckermark Museum was housed in the chapel. In 1945 it burned down, along with important testimonies of regional history. In the meantime, it has received a new roof and is intended to be used for exhibitions. The city of Prenzlau is collecting donations to install windows in the building again.

„Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott“ (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God) was the title Luther gave to a hymn he wrote in 1529. It is a shame that his statue in Prenzlau is not in as good a condition as sung in the hymn. The bronze statue of Luther was created by Rietschel as a replica of the monument standing in Worms. Without its pedestal, the monument donated by our Prenzlau citizen Witt is 3.42 meters high. It was unveiled on Reformation Day, October 31, 1903, at its first location, on the west side of the market square. On October 28, 1936, the monument was moved to the corner of Wittstraße/Klosterstraße, its current location.

Well-maintained sculpture of Martin Luther in front of the Prenzlau town church.

At the local monastery, where you can also eat excellent cake in a cafe.

The sculpture (by the artist Claus Lindner) was erected in 2012 and carries a telephone, referencing the former embassy of the "City of Roland Cities." The sculpture is located near St. Nicholas Church.