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Review 2025 / Preview 2026


Dear residents of the Bröbberow community,
Dear friends of our community,
                                                                                                                                December 2025
Christmas and the New Year are just around the corner. As every year, I would like to take this opportunity to look back on the developments and projects of our community in 2025 and also give an outlook for the coming year, 2026.
A key focus of our work in 2025 was on public spaces and municipal infrastructure. The progress on the planned footpath on the main street in Bröbberow is particularly noteworthy. After intensive consultations, an initial renovated section, and preliminary planning work, important prerequisites have been met, bringing us significantly closer to realizing this project. Even though not all steps have been completed, this represents a significant improvement for traffic safety and pedestrian access within the village. The renovated village pond and fire pond in Klein Grenz has proven its worth and is functioning perfectly.
As announced, the maintenance of the tree population continued throughout the entire municipality. Necessary pruning of the poplar trees along the Klein Grenzer Chaussee served traffic safety and, with its compensatory plantings of winter linden trees, simultaneously the long-term development of a healthy and diverse tree population.
Similarly, several repairs and upgrades were needed in the area of street lighting to improve safety during the darker months and ensure reliable operation.
The Beke Bridge in Klein Grenz, which was renovated by the municipality of Bröbberow in 2000 and provides pedestrians and cyclists with access to Ziesendorf, Bad Doberan, and Rostock, shines in new splendor after extensive maintenance work. Repairs were necessary due to several defects in the wooden decking to guarantee long-term safety.
An important, though less visible, issue was the municipal heat planning, which we initiated together with the other municipalities in our district in accordance with legal requirements. The results of this process will serve as a basis for decisions regarding future heat supply in the coming years and are an important building block for the sustainable development of our municipality. Decentralized solutions will form the basis for our villages.
The same applies to the revision of the Regional Spatial Development Program of the Planning Association of the Rostock Region, which we have followed closely in order to be able to assess possible effects on our community at an early stage.
The Bröbberow wind energy zone is not currently included in the plan. In November 2025, we provided information about this at a well-attended public meeting. The possibility of expanding solar energy in the form of agrivoltaics in our community was also presented. The numerous questions and suggestions from residents demonstrated the high level of interest in the further development of our community and provide valuable input for the future work of the municipal council.
My sincere thanks again this year go to the members of the volunteer fire department, the staff of our daycare center, the municipal workers, the council members, and all the knowledgeable residents who dedicate themselves with commitment and energy to our beautiful and vibrant community. I would also like to thank the clubs, initiatives, institutions and all helpers who enrich community life in Bröbberow through their participation, be it at diverse and wonderful cultural events, at the meetings of senior citizens, in the various social institutions or in church and village life.
Looking ahead to 2026, many of these issues will continue to be relevant. The pedestrian walkway on the main street remains a key project, as does the ongoing maintenance of green spaces and trees, along with necessary work on the street lighting. We will also continue to monitor developments in spatial planning and the question of the community hall with care and responsibility.
To successfully tackle the tasks ahead, one thing remains crucial: the participation of the people who live here. In this spirit, I would like to extend my warmest encouragement, as always, to get involved, because a vibrant community thrives on the engagement of its residents. Participation and involvement are expressly desired; please feel free to contact us if you would like to contribute.
True to the motto, "A community thrives not on what it has, but on what its people are willing to do for one another", let us look to the future with optimism.
Thank you for your trust and the excellent cooperation during the past year. For the upcoming holidays, I wish you and your families a merry Christmas and a healthy, peaceful and happy New Year 2026.

Sincerely,

Steffen Marklein
Mayor of the municipality of Bröbberow


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Europäische Dorferneuerungspreis 2006 "Wandel als Chance" (» hier die Urkunde ansehen)

Bröbberow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland gewinnt den Europäischen Dorferneuerungspreis für besondere Leistungen in einzelnen oder mehreren Bereichen der Dorfentwicklung, die Begründung lautet: 
Der Gemeinde ist es auf beeindruckende Weise gelungen, eine neue dörfliche Gemeinschaft aufzubauen und mit umfassenden ökonomischen, sozialen und ökologischen Qualitäten auszustatten 
sowie ihre landschaftlichen Potenziale zur Nutzung als Erholungsraum und zur Entwicklung eines Naturerlebnistourismus umzugestalten. (» hier die vollständige Begründung lesen, PDF)

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Landeswettbewerb "Unser Dorf hat Zukunft - Unser Dorf soll schöner werden" im Landkreis Bad Doberan 2006
Die Auswertung fand im September 2006 statt.
Die Gemeinde Bröbberow belegte den 3.Platz
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Due to the fact that our community belongs to the Schwaan office, the only former »artists' colony in Mecklenburg, our ideas about the careful economic and tourist development in the area of ​​the Beketal (tributary of the Warnow near Rostock) are very important to us.
The district of Groß Grenz was painted several times by the artists of the artists' colony because of the historical buildings and the »church from the 14th century. The sensitive restorations, the thatched Low German hall house with ancillary building (17th century), the »old dairy, the former village school, the old syringe house (all 19th century), the customs house (18th century) as a residential building and of course ours The community center are important milestones in village renewal for our community.

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The multitude of well-preserved and interesting farms in small and large Grenz always invites you to take an interesting walk. The redesign of the former »manor complex in Bröbberow is a priority task for the coming years.
The new fire brigade building is available to the fire fighters, the “Kiek In” cultural association and the residents of the community for public life.
The community is located directly on the "Europe - Copenhagen - Berlin Cycle Route", which is very popular. Should our beautiful landscape invite one or the other cyclist to a longer stay - no problem - we have various accommodations and »holiday apartments on offer.
In the municipality of Bröbberow, great importance is attached to the restoration and sensitive maintenance of the village ponds, field hedges, avenues, wetlands, the Beke river valley and the »Sölle. They are supposed to create natural habitats and improve the quality of life of the residents. A main focus of the community work is the constant development of green in the form of trees, hedges and micro-biotopes.
Alternative energies are used in the form of geothermal systems in all public buildings and in several private households. Photovoltaic systems are also on the advance and are receiving positive attention
The municipality of Bröbberow is 15 km and 20 minutes by car south of Rostock, 7 km from the BAB 20 (Baltic Sea motorway Hamburg - Stettin), 14 km from the BAB 19 (Berlin - Rostock-Überseehafen) and 20 km to the west Rostock-Laage Airport.
Since we rely on long-term sustainable concepts, the entire road and path network has been renovated in recent years as part of a land consolidation process. Our local companies can quickly reach the cities of Rostock, Berlin and Hamburg, and our residents and guests are at the sea in 25 minutes.
Good shopping and dining options are only 4 km away in the town of Schwaan, as are the S-Bahn to Rostock or Güstrow, the school, the town hall, a sports hall and a boat landing stage on the Warnow.

In the district of Groß Grenz, a sport, game and festival area was built or renovated. The community center with the »kindergarten for 99 places was opened on June 1, 2005. It also offers space for community events and for young people, seniors, sports groups or similar initiatives.
The municipality of Bröbberow has been redeveloped in essential areas in recent years and has changed its image very pleasantly. In future, however, more efforts must be made to ensure the performance of the community. Here ideas and activities are needed that go beyond what is currently available. The development of the last few years has shown us that, on the one hand, financial resources were very important in order to make up the gap of decades, but that the social commitment of the people in your environment is indispensable.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Steffen Marklein
Bürgermeister der Gemeinde Bröbberow