Stiftung Kulturerbe im ländlichen Raum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

The Stiftung Kulturerbe im ländlichen Raum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Foundation for Cultural Heritage in the Rural Area of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a German non-profit foundation established in 2005. Its stated purpose is to care for and preserve the cultural heritage of the rural areas of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a region whose landscape was shaped over centuries by estate complexes (Gutsanlagen) and their associated manor houses (Gutshäuser). The foundation was created to counteract the many threats facing these buildings and estates today, including neglect, vacancy and decay. The foundation operates through a combination of practical heritage-protection services, model restoration projects and public-awareness initiatives. Among its best-known activities is the establishment of an inspection service known as the Denkmalwacht MV, which provides regular monitoring and care for historic buildings and monuments. It also runs the model project at Wasserschloss Quilow, a moated castle, aimed at professional restoration and the development of a sustainable future use concept. A further initiative is the Gutshausroute, a manor-house route with comprehensive descriptions of estates, parks and rural architectural monuments along the way, with a focus on art-historical presentation. Beyond Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the foundation engages in cross-border work on estate, park and garden complexes in neighbouring Baltic Sea states. It seeks cooperation with the Euroregion Pomerania, and its first German-Polish project, the landscape area "Stolzenburg/Stolec – Glashütte", targets the restoration of estate and park grounds on both sides of the border. The foundation also maintains a Förderverein (support association) of the same name. In 2025 the foundation marks its 20th anniversary, having been founded on 28 April 2005. In its anniversary year it is moving into its permanent home, the Wasserschloss Quilow. The foundation is based in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, and its work is documented through its website and German-language Wikipedia.

The Stiftung Kulturerbe im ländlichen Raum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was founded in 2005 with the purpose of caring for and preserving the cultural heritage of the rural areas of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The landscape of this north-eastern German state had been shaped over centuries by estate complexes (Gutsanlagen) with their associated manor houses (Gutshäuser). By the early 21st century many of these buildings and grounds faced multiple threats, and the foundation was established to counteract these dangers. A same-named support association (Förderverein) exists alongside the foundation. The foundation's work has centred on three main strands: practical monitoring and care of historic buildings, model restoration projects, and public presentation of rural heritage. It set up an inspection service, the Denkmalwacht MV, for the regular care of old buildings and monuments. It launched the model project at Wasserschloss Quilow for professional restoration and the development of a sustainable future use concept. It also created a Gutshausroute, a manor-house route with comprehensive descriptions of estates, parks and rural architectural monuments along the way, with an emphasis on art-historical presentation. Further projects have a cross-border dimension, dealing with estate, park and garden complexes in neighbouring Baltic Sea states. The foundation seeks cooperation with the Euroregion Pomerania. Its first German-Polish project, the landscape area "Stolzenburg/Stolec – Glashütte", aims at the restoration of estate and park grounds lying on both sides of the border. In 2025 the foundation marks its 20th anniversary, having been founded on 28 April 2005. In its anniversary year it moves into its permanent home, the Wasserschloss Quilow. The foundation's activities are documented on its website and in German-language Wikipedia.

• Foundation founded with the purpose of preserving the cultural heritage of rural Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

• The "Neue Tellower Erklärung" on estate complexes in the Baltic Sea region as a shared European heritage is dated 9 October 2004 (referenced by the foundation).

• Resolution 2016: the AG Gutsanlagen campaigns for the establishment of an emergency securing fund.

• Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary and moves into its permanent home, the Wasserschloss Quilow.

A non-profit heritage foundation focused on preserving the manor houses, parks and rural architectural monuments of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with cross-border engagement in the Baltic Sea region.

• Denkmalwacht MV inspection service

  An inspection service for the regular care of old buildings and monuments.

• Wasserschloss Quilow model project

  A model project for the professional restoration of the moated castle and the development of a sustainable future use concept.

• Gutshausroute

  A manor-house route with comprehensive descriptions of estates, parks and rural architectural monuments along the way, focusing on art-historical presentation.

• German-Polish project "Stolzenburg/Stolec – Glashütte"

  The first German-Polish project, aiming at the restoration of estate and park grounds on both sides of the border.

1. 1Stiftung Kulturerbe – official websitestiftung-kulturerbe.de
2. 2Stiftung Kulturerbe im ländlichen Raum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Stiftung Kulturerbe im ländlichen Raum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – Wikidatawikidata.org