Silz on Lake Fleesensee: Water, Trails and Culture

Lake Fleesensee: Swimming and Water Sports

Lake Fleesensee, covering 11 km², offers opportunities for fishing, sailing and swimming at Heidepark Silz. There are also sunbathing lawns and swimming spots directly on Lake Fleesensee in the municipality of Silz. If you enjoy spending your holiday by the water, you’ll find a range of activities to plan your day, from relaxing at a swimming spot to heading out onto the lake.

The harbour at the Heidepark Silz campsite is another specific port of call for waterway travellers: it has 158 berths for boats up to a maximum length of 7 m and is open to waterway travellers. The maximum length is a useful guide, especially for those travelling with a boat. The campsite is located directly on Lake Fleesensee, between the forest and the lake.

Cycling and Hiking Trails in the Forest Landscape

In Silz, a network of cycling and hiking trails runs through the protected landscape within Nossentiner / Schwinzer Heide Nature Park. The area around Silz includes extensive woodland. If you enjoy spending time outdoors, you can make the trails a focus of your stay; cycling and hiking offer two different ways to explore the surroundings. The forest-rich landscape complements trips to Lake Fleesensee with a nature-focused part of the holiday destination.

The estate park surrounding the former manor house in Nossentin also invites you to linger and take walks. It offers another way to combine your stay with a peaceful stroll outdoors. The former manor house and today’s park should be understood as two different aspects of the site: the walk takes you through the estate park that surrounds the former manor house.

Nossentin: Half-Timbered Church and Local History

In Nossentin, a district of the municipality of Silz, there is a village church built in the half-timbered style in 1830 and recognised as a cultural heritage monument. In addition to serving as a place of worship, it is also used as an art and cinema church. Film evenings are regularly held there during the summer months. Both its historic architecture and its cultural use shape the character of this place. If you are interested in architecture and film, the church offers a special cultural point of interest for your stay.

Another destination for history enthusiasts is the Yorck-Blücher Monument at the exit from Nossentin in the direction of Waren. It commemorates the Napoleonic Wars of Liberation and the fierce fighting near Nossentin between Yorck’s jägers and Napoleon’s troops. Information boards surround the monument. A visit is a chance to explore the historical events it commemorates.

A Village Festival in June

The annual village festival is also part of Silz’s events calendar: it takes place in June and has a sporting focus. The set month gives you a specific seasonal guide when considering whether this time of year suits your trip. The festival complements the nature and culture themes with a community event in the village.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Silz, you can first consider what you’d like to define your stay: activities on Lake Fleesensee, cycling and hiking tours, or the church and local history in Nossentin. If you’re travelling with family, you can weigh up everyone’s interests without limiting your holiday to just one type of outing. For a specific accommodation, check which location best suits your own plans for each day.

Other local pages for your reference: Penkow, Zislow, Lenz, Nossentiner Hütte, Walow, Göhren-Lebbin, Fünfseen and Alt Schwerin.

For the higher-level travel overview: Amt Malchow.