A mysterious, abandoned dairy farm in eastern Germany

by Silva Wischeropp

This mysterious photograph was taken in the early evening following a heavy rain shower in the Märkisch-Oderland district on 21 May 2021 using a NIKON D800 (lens: NIKKOR 20.0 mm f/2.8).

This mystical area, known as the ‘ghost town’, features a derelict, abandoned and ageing dairy farm dating from the era of the former GDR, whose buildings have been closed since 2006.

The crisp, graphic composition, combined with the dramatic cloud formation and its reflection in the large rain-filled puddle, lends the scene a mystical, suspenseful and eerie quality.
The dark emphasis on the dramatic cloudscape and the further deepening of the black tones in the image underscore the mystical, fictional and eerie mood and atmosphere of this abandoned site.

The perfect location for a thriller, crime drama or work of fiction.
Lovers of ‘lost places’ and gloomy settings will be in their element when displaying this find in their homes or workspaces.

In Kruge (a district of the municipality of Falkenberg in the Märkisch-Oderland district, Brandenburg) there is a former large-scale agricultural complex dating from the GDR era, which is now known as a ‘lost place’.

As was typical of Brandenburg facilities from this era, the site consists of long, standardised barns (often with corrugated asbestos or concrete roofs), feed silos, slurry pits and adjoining staff and administrative buildings (including milking parlours and calf rearing units).

Following the political transition, the former LPG structures in Kruge/Gersdorf were converted and divided up.

Whilst parts of the agricultural land and individual farms in the village are still in use today, other livestock complexes on the outskirts of the village fell into disuse due to changing market conditions and more modern husbandry standards.