Station: [9] Scheunenberg with traditional hall and granary

This was the heart of the village of Ivenack for centuries. And it will remain so in the future. Because here at Scheunenberg, the economic and social center of the village is to be created. When Ivenack was still a manor, the estate with stables, barns, sheds, and workshops was located here. The estate tenants and barons had banished the functional buildings to the eastern end of the village – as far away as possible from the stately representative buildings. Even during the years of the GDR, working life was bustling here. Animals and plants were bred on the LPG grounds, and to the right of today's road stood the machines and a sawmill.

Today, the community wants to revive the old farm buildings. The building fabric from the second half of the 18th century is surprisingly well preserved and is now being renovated and repurposed. The former farm barn has been converted and is now called the “Traditionshalle” (Tradition Hall). Clubs have settled here, and the Tradition Hall serves as a community center and event venue.

The long, transverse building in the background, the former granary, will also be given a new look in the coming years. A few decades ago, the granary housed a horse stable, a carpenter's and wheelwright's workshop, an electric mill, apartments, and administrative offices. In the future, you will find the town's central tourist information office here, as well as shops selling regional products, guest rooms, a restaurant, a cafeteria, an indoor playground for the little ones, and a fitness and sauna area for the grown-ups. And if you're not tired yet, you can treat yourself to a homemade whiskey. In a publicly accessible distillery, barley from the surrounding fields will be used to distill a genuine regional whiskey.

In Ivenack, tradition and future prospects go hand in hand!

For the last stop on our tour, we dive back into the past. Walk along the village street, the oak avenue, back towards the castle. After about 300 meters, you will notice a stately old building on your left: the orangery.
 

Foto: © Lisa Ruschin