Gadebusch () is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the district of Nordwestmecklenburg. Halfway between Lübeck, Schwerin and Wismar, it is part of the

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. The town is known for two notable monuments: the ''Stadtkirche'' (City Church), built in 1220, considered the oldest

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church in Mecklenburg, and the ''Schloss'' (Castle), built in 1580–1583 in Northern Renaissance style. Near the town is the site of the Battle of Gadebusch in 1712.

Gadebusch municipality

Besides the old town of Gadebusch, the following settlements are incorporated with the Gadebusch municipality: * Amtsbauhof * An der Flöte * Buchholz * Dorf Ganzow * Güstow * Güstow Werder * Hof Ganzow * Jarmstorf * Klein Hundorf * Möllin * Neu Bauhof * Neu Güstow * Reinhardtsdorf * Stresdorf * Wakenstädt

Education

Gymnasium Gadebusch
(High School)

Notable people

* Theodor Körner (author) (1791-1813), writer and freedom fighter, fallen in a forestry at Rosenow * Agnes Karll (1868–1927), nursing reformer, is buried in the old Gadebuscher cemetery * Wolf Biermann (born 1936), German songwriter, from 1953 to 1955 he attended the school with boarding school. * Joerg Stadler (born 1961), German actor, from 1975 to 1979 he attended the Oberschule

References

External links

Official Website
(in German) Cities and towns in Mecklenburg Nordwestmecklenburg Populated places established in the 13th century 1225 establishments in Europe Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin {{Nordwestmecklenburg-geo-stub