Grabow () is a town in the
Ludwigslust-Parchim
Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bordered by (clockwise starting from the west) the state Schleswig-Holstein, the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, the districts R ...
district, in
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is situated on the river
Elde
The Elde () is a river in northern Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and a few km in Brandenburg), a right tributary of the Elbe. Its total length is . The Elde originates near Altenhof, south of Malchow. It first flows southeast towards the south ...
, 7 km (4.35 mi) southeast of
Ludwigslust
Ludwigslust () is a central castle town of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 40 km south of Schwerin. Since 2011 it has been part of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district.
Ludwigslust is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The former royal re ...
, and 34 km (21.12 mi) northwest of
Wittenberge
Wittenberge () is a town of eighteen thousand people on the middle Elbe in the district of Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany.
Geography
Wittenberge is situated at the right (north-eastern) bank of the middle Elbe at its confluence with the Stepe ...
. It is twinned with
Whitstable
Whitstable () is a town on the north coast of Kent adjoining the convergence of the Swale Estuary and the Greater Thames Estuary in southeastern England, north of Canterbury and west of Herne Bay. The 2011 Census reported a population of 32 ...
, in
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
.
History
The name Grabow is of
Slavic Polabian origin, ''grab'' means "
hornbeam
Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the flowering plant genus ''Carpinus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The 30–40 species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Origin of names
The common English name ''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
Pope Urban III ( la, Urbanus III; died 20 October 1187), born Uberto Crivelli, reigned from 25 November 1185 to his death in 1187.
Early career
Crivelli was born in Cuggiono, Italy as the son of Guala Crivelli and had four brothers: Pietro, D ...
. 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
() or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November pogrom(s) (german: Novemberpogrome, ), was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's (SA) paramilitary and (SS) paramilitary forces along with some participation from ...
. 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
The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a territory in Northern Germany held by the House of Mecklenburg residing at Schwerin. It was a sovereign member state of the German Confederation and became a federated state of the North German Conf ...
. 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
Elgin may refer to:
Places
Canada
* Elgin County, Ontario
* Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Chatham-Kent, Ontario
* Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontari ...
in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. The town which grew around his trading store there still bears the name
Grabouw
Grabouw is a town located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Grabouw is located some 65 km south-east of Cape Town, over Sir Lowry's Pass from Somerset West, along the N2 highway.The town is the commercial centre for the vast Elgin ...
, after his hometown.
[G. de Beer, A. Paterson, H. Olivier: ''160 Years of Export''. PPECB. Plattekloof, South Africa. 2003. ]
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
Image:Grabow_Zwerchhaus.jpg, Pferdemarkt 5
Image:Grabow Germany cityview.jpg
Image:Grabow_Gr_Strasse.jpg, Große Straße
File:Grabow Rathaus.jpg, Grabow Town hall
File:GrabowWandrahmMarktCanalstr.jpg, Grabow
Notable people
![Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin by Georg David Matthieu (Schweriner Schloss)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Ludwig%2C_Hereditary_Prince_of_Mecklenburg-Schwerin_by_Georg_David_Matthieu_%28Schweriner_Schloss%29.jpg)
*
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
Karl Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (26 November 1678 – 28 November 1747) was Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1713 to 1747.
He was the second son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and his wife Christine von Hessen-Homburg (1653†...
(1678–1747), duke at the time of the Grabower Brandes of 1725
*
Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Karl Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (26 November 1678 – 28 November 1747) was Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1713 to 1747.
He was the second son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and his wife Christine von Hessen-Homburg (1653†...
(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
Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Sofie Luise; 6 May 1685 – 29 July 1735) was Queen consort in Prussia by marriage to King Frederick I of Prussia. She was famed for her beauty.
Life
Sophia Louise was the fourth child of Frederick, Duke ...
(1685–1735), Queen of Prussia
*
Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (; 6 August 172512 September 1778) was heir to the Dukedom of Mecklenburg-Schwerin for twenty-two years from 1756 to his death in 1778. He was also the father of the first Grand Duke of Mecklenbur ...
(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
* (1909–1987), politician (
FDP)
*
Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow (1638-1688), resided from 1669 until his death in Grabow
* The
Mann family
The Mann family ( , ; ) is the most famous German novelists' dynasty.
History
Originally the Manns were merchants, allegedly already in the 16th century in Nuremberg, documented since 1611 in Parchim, since 1713 in Rostock and since 1775 in ...
, a
Hanseatic family
* (born 1936), architect
*
Bastian Reinhardt (born 1975), footballer, played at Empor Grabow / Grabower FC, now sports director of
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three ...
References
External links
Official website (German)
{{Authority control
Cities and towns in Mecklenburg
Ludwigslust-Parchim
Populated places established in the 13th century
1250s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
1252 establishments in Europe
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Holocaust locations in Germany