Grabow

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Grabow within Ludwigslust-Parchim district

53°16′N 11°34′E / 53.267°N 11.567°E / 53.267; 11.567CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictLudwigslust-Parchim Municipal assoc.GrabowGovernment

• MayorKathleen Bartels (SPD)Area

• Total72.08 km² (27.83 sq mi)Elevation

26 m (85 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total5,615 • Density78/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

19300

Dialling codes038756Vehicle registrationLWLWebsitewww.grabow.de

Grabow (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaːboː] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Elde, 7 km (4.35 mi) southeast of Ludwigslust, and 34 km (21.12 mi) northwest of Wittenberge. It is twinned with Whitstable, in Kent.

History

The name Grabow is of Slavic Polabian origin, grab means "hornbeam". Names with this root occur often in Mecklenburg. It was only slightly changed as Grabowe (1186, 1252, 1275) and Grabow (1189, 1298). Pope Urban III. mentions castle Grabow for the first time in a letter from February 23, 1186. The city received city law in 1252 from the Count of Dannenberg. On 3 June 1725 the city was destroyed by a great fire. The palace was never rebuilt. At least since the 18th century there were Jews in the city, who left behind a synagogue and a cemetery. Both of them were damaged during the Kristallnacht. The Jews were murdered during the Nazi occupation of the town that began in 1939. Most were sent to nearby Chelmno and gassed there.

The historical center of Grabow is distinguished by its close core of timber-framed houses of the 18th century.

From 1815 to 1918, Grabow was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. On 1 January 2016, the former municipality Steesow became part of Grabow.

The painter Wilhelm Langschmidt was born in Grabow. He settled in the Elgin valley in South Africa. The town which grew around his trading store there still bears the name Grabouw, after his hometown.^[2]

Number of inhabitants

1877: 4,200
1910: 5,500
1939: 5,900
1946: 8,900
1970: 8,500
1984: 8,600
1990: 8,098
1995: 7,240
1997: 6,934
2000: 6,741
2005: 6,231

Pictures

Timber-framed houses
Pferdemarkt 5
Große Straße
Grabow Town hall
Grabow

Notable people

Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow also Friedrich zu Grabow (1638–1688), Duke's Grave in the crypt of the castle at Grabow.
Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1678–1747), duke at the time of the Grabower Brandes of 1725
Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1678–1747), reigning duke in Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1683–1756), reigning duke in Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1685–1735), Queen of Prussia
Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1725–1778), Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Marco Küntzel (born 1976), footballer, played from 1981 to 1990 at Empor Grabow
Wilhelm Langschmidt (1805–1866), German-South African painter
Bernhard Leverenz [de] (1909–1987), politician (FDP)
Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow (1638-1688), resided from 1669 until his death in Grabow
The Mann family, a Hanseatic family
Volkwin Marg [de] (born 1936), architect
Bastian Reinhardt (born 1975), footballer, played at Empor Grabow / Grabower FC, now sports director of Hamburger SV

References

^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
^ G. de Beer, A. Paterson, H. Olivier: 160 Years of Export. PPECB. Plattekloof, South Africa. 2003. ISBN 0-620-30967-9