Gisela Jaacks
Gisela Jaacks (born August 19, 1944, in Güstrow) is a German folklorist. She was director of the Museum for Hamburg History from 2002 to 2008. Since 1986, she has been a professor of cultural history at the University of the Arts Bremen. References

1944 births Living people German folklorists German women folklorists Academic staff of the University of the Arts Bremen People from Güstrow {{Germany-historian-stub ...
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Güstrow
Güstrow (; la, Gustrovium) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is capital of the Rostock district; Rostock itself is a district-free city and regiopolis. It has a population of 28,999 (2020) and is the seventh largest town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Since 2006 Güstrow has had the official suffix ''Barlachstadt''. The town is known for its renaissance Güstrow Palace, the old town and its brick gothic cathedral with Barlach's ''Floating Angel'' sculpture. Geography Güstrow is 45 kilometers south of Rostock at the Nebel, an arm of the Warnow. The Bützow-Güstrow-Kanal (channel) is a navigable connection to the Warnow and used by water tourists. There are five lakes (''Inselsee, Sumpfsee, Parumer See, Grundloser See and Gliner See'' ake and several forests around Güstrow. History The name Güstrow comes from the Polabian Guščerov and means lizard place. In 1219 the Wendish castle Güstrowe was built where the renaissance palace stands now. ...
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