Mecklenburg Switzerland Mecklenburgische Schweiz

"Mecklenburg Switzerland", between Teterow and Malchin in central Mecklenburg, is a region of terminal moraines marked by wide variations in height and covered by great expanses of beech forest. Here the rounded hills of the terminal moraines (e.g. Hardtberg, 123 m/404ft; Röthelberg, 97 m/318ft) are juxtaposed with lakes lying only just above sea level (Kummerower See, 32.6sq.km/12.5sq.mi; Malchiner See, 14.3sq.km/5.5sq.mi). The Teterower See, on the western fringe of the Mecklenburg Switzerland, is only 2.3 m/7.5ft above sea level, although it is almost 100km/60mi from the mouth of the Peene, which drains all these lakes into the Baltic.

Viewpoints

There are magnificent views of the Mecklenburg Switzerland from the Röthelberg and from the Heidberg (93 m/305ft), near Teterow.