The fortress Doemitz, located on the banks of Mecklenburg Elbe is one of the few well-preserved 16th-country fortification Century in northern Germany. In the shape of a pentagon created and provided with bastions and casemates it shows the impressive military architecture of the Renaissance. Since 1953, the walls of the fortress to house a museum Doemitz city and the region. Due to the peculiarity of the structure and due to the extremely good condition of the fortress was made in 1975 under monument protection.The museum fortress Doemitz is primarily a city history museum with a varied and interesting exhibition on the history of development of the city of 17 Century to the present. An exhibition on the importance of navigation on the river and the docks for the city Doemitz, as well as an extensive ethnographic department of the area ‘Griese area’ also emphasize the regional historical character of the museum.