Protests against accommodation for refugees brought Upahl into the headlines in Mecklenburg. Then the first people moved in – and everything remained quiet. Visiting people who don’t want to cause trouble, but rather, for example, art.
Plushow Castle is a peaceful place. Deer and herons can be found in the meadows around the listed manor house, and the tawny owl nests in the trees. On other days you can meet more animals than people here, but now a minibus rolls into the yard. Young men get out, wearing baggy trousers and hoodies, they briefly raise their hands in greeting.