Kritzmow: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Rostock Zoo is located in the immediate vicinity of Kritzmow. You can rent a holiday apartment in Kritzmow. For travellers planning a visit to a zoo, Rostock Zoo is a specific destination in the immediate vicinity of Kritzmow. Tempelberg is also located in the immediate vicinity of Kritzmow.

Culture

The surrounding area of Kritzmow is home to “Doberan Abbey”, “Rostock, St. Mary’s Church”, “Moennichpark”, “Wohnen in Rostock Sportpark” and “Bentwisch, Village Church”. Doberan Abbey is a specific cultural destination for travellers interested in culture.

Bützow Castle is located in the wider regional area surrounding Kritzmow.

The municipality comprises the four localities of Groß Schwaß, Klein Schwaß, Klein Stove and Kritzmow.

Klein Schwaß was first mentioned in 1219 in connection with the founding and endowment of Sonnenkamp Abbey and is described in the surviving records as the oldest locality in the municipality.

Kritzmow was first mentioned in 1270 under the name “Critzelmow”.

In 1301, King Eric of Denmark transferred ownership of the village of Kritzmow to Doberan Abbey.

Kritzmow and Klein Schwaß were shaped by centuries of monastic rule, while Groß Schwaß and Klein Stove were historically connected with Rostock’s hospitals “Zum Heiligen Geist” and “Zum Heiligen Georg”.

Location

Kritzmow is situated on slightly elevated terrain between the valleys of the Warnow and Waidbach rivers and directly borders the southwest of Rostock.

For further orientation, you can also visit the pages for Papendorf, Stäbelow, Pölchow, Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen, Ziesendorf and Lambrechtshagen.

For the overview of the wider travel destination: Amt Warnow-West.