Previous house names: The house name “Klünder” has been retained since it was first opened.

Architecture: Otto Burmeister’s construction company from Putbus built the Klünder house on behalf of the widow Klünder. The façade design is characterized by a round tower with a conical roof and a neo-Gothic decorative gable, which are connected by a wooden balcony extension. They give the villa an elegant appearance.

Year of construction: 1904/1905

History/owners until 1945: Master builder Otto Burmeister, son of Georg Burmeister, built the house for hotel owner Alwine Klünder, widow of Wilhelm Klünder. She used the villa as a 12-room guesthouse (according to the 1906 apartment list) and as her residence. There were two cooking areas in the basement. In 1940, her daughter Anna Bolle took over the business from her mother Alwine and continued to run the house. Like other houses, the villa was “repurposed” in the last year of the war, in this case as a maternity home for refugee women. In 1945, it was occupied by refugees, who then became permanent tenants.

GDR period: From 1945 onwards, most of the house was occupied by refugees. Mrs. Bolle was only allowed to rent out six rooms as guest rooms – she herself lived in a small room facing the courtyard with two chambers and a kitchen. In the course of Operation Rose in 1953, Anna Bolle was expropriated for “unlawful possession” of firewood. The verdict: three months in prison in Bützow and expropriation. After serving her sentence, she moved to the West. Until it was transferred back after reunification, the house was “property of the people” and served as a rental property for the community.

After 1990: After being returned in December 1995, the house was restored by the Gronegger family and has been run as a vacation villa with a small gallery since 1998.

Current use: Family-run beach villa with vacation apartments

Interesting facts/anecdotes: During the renovation work, two previously unknown rooms were discovered in the basement. Today, one of them houses a wine cellar, while the other recently began displaying what is probably Germany’s largest piece of amber.

Photos: Gronegger family, Lutz Grünke, Binzer Bucht Tourismus collection, Binzer Bucht Tourismus/Christian Thiele

Text: Gronegger family, Klaus Boy