Gnevkow is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...
,
Germany
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.
Districts
Gnevkow is made up of the following five districts:
Gnevkow,
Marienhöhe,
Letzin,
Letzin-Siedlung,
Prützen,
History
Gnevkow was first mentioned 1268. The place belonged until 1818 to the
Klempenow Castle
Klempenow Castle (german: Burg Klempenow) is a castle in Breest municipality, Germany.
The castle was built during the time of German settlement in Pomerania in the 13th century and formed part of a series of fortifications on the border with Mec ...
. In 1862, 421 inhabitants had the village Gnewkow with the State Manor Estate (Staatsdomänenvorwerk) and Marienhöhe.
Village Church
The village church in Gnevkow is a render boulder church dating from the 15th century. The altar wall shows holy figures from the first half 16th century. The pulpit basket out of the 17th century is flanked of two Mary figures and two angels (14th century and first half 16th century). Next to the western gable wall is new bell frame with a bell dating from 1827. Between 1999 and 2003, the foundation, walls and roof of the church were repaired.
Domäne Gnevkow (Gnevkow Manor House)
The manor house was built between 1860 and 1862 to manage the immediate estate, the construction taking the standard estate (Domäne) form with the manor house at the far end of a large courtyard with a pond and barns to either side.
References
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