Groß Raden Archaeological Open Air Museum

The Groß Raden Archaeological Open Air Museum (German: Archäologische Freilichtmuseum Groß Raden) lies a few kilometres north of the small town of Sternberg and about a kilometre northeast of the village of Groß Raden in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The site is in a depression that borders directly onto the lake of Radener See.

On a peninsula in front of that lies its circular castle rampart, visible from afar, which has a diameter of 50 metres.

From 1973 to 1980 extensive excavations were carried out here, led by Ewald Schuldt, during the course of which the remnants of a Slavic settlement dating to the 9th and 10th centuries was unearthed.

The fort has been reconstructed based on the excavations and established as an archaeological open-air museum.

Map of the Groß Raden Open air Museum
Reconstruction of the site
Slavic temple