Hagenow () is a German town in the southwest of
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 ...
, in the district of
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 ...
, 30 kilometers south of
Schwerin
Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch dialect, Mecklenburgian Low German: ''Swerin''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germany, second-largest city of the northeastern States of Germany, German ...
. Its population is approximately 11,300 inhabitants (2013).
Hagenow is part of the
Hamburg Metropolitan Region.
Sights and monuments
* Renovated old town, particularly along Lange Straße and Lindenplatz.
* Stadtkirche, built in 1875-1879 in Neo-Gothic style.
* Stadtmuseum (City Museum), located in an eighteenth-century half-timbered house.
* Städtischer Wasserturm Hagenow (watertower), 28 meters high, erected between 1905-1908 with Neo-Gothic windows. In 1938 the
Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...
commissioned the refurbishment of the tower.
Old synagogue
The ''Alte Synagoge'' or ''Hanna-Meinungen-Haus'' (old synagogue) is a former
synagogue
A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...
in the old town of Hagenow. Hirsch Samuel Meinungen purchased the plot in 1820, with the intention of building a synagogue for the then 80 person strong Jewish community in Hagenow. In 1828 the architectural complex contained a school/parish hall, a cart shed (where carts for funerals were kept), the synagogue with a ''Mikwe'' or
Mikveh
Mikveh or mikvah (, ''mikva'ot'', ''mikvoth'', ''mikvot'', or (Yiddish) ''mikves'', lit., "a collection") is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism to achieve ritual purity.
Most forms of ritual impurity can be purif ...
, a bath for the
ritual immersion in Judaism. On August 15 of the same year, the solemn consecration of the temple took place.
Between 1839 and 1881, Jewish families from surrounding areas (i.e. ''Lübtheen'' and ''Vellahn'') joined the Hagenow synagogue, however due to the absence of a permanent rabbi (in 1907) and a population migration to more affluent cities, the number of members dwindled and with them the funding and sponsorships for the synagogue. The last elected leader of the community, Samuel Meinungen (grandson of Hirsch S. Meinungen) proposed that the use of the prayer house should be changed. Although Meinungen never intended to sell the building, he considered renting it out to the
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
church, a proposal rejected by the high council.
Due to the
Nazi regime
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
Meinungen and his family, including his infant daughter Hanna Meinungen (ca. 18 months), were deported to
Auschwitz
Auschwitz concentration camp ( (); also or ) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It con ...
concentration camp, where Samuel Meinungen died on the 25.11.1937. Although untraceable, it is speculated that his entire family died around this time. 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 ...
(1938) most of the interior was destroyed, however due to its position within the town and the close proximity to adjacent properties, the building and the Mikwe remained largely intact.
Extensive restoration of the Synagogue started in 2004 and lasted until 2009. Nowadays the building is used as a community hall, a museum and a venue for special events such as exhibitions from local schools.
Government
On the 14.6.2015
Die Linke (The Left party) candidate Thomas Möller replaced
SPD
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been t ...
(social democrat) Gisela Schwarz as Mayor.
Notable people
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Dieter Berg
Dieter Berg (born 11 June 1966) is a German former boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), o ...
(born 1966), boxer
* (1898–1995), geologist and paleontologist
* (born 1981), actress and singer
* (1852–1929), zoologist and ichthyologist
* (1896–1969), politician (
SPD
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been t ...
)
* (born 1945), politician (
SPD in the GDR, SPD)
* (born 1930), author of radio plays and
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Maria Kraus-Boelté
Maria Kraus-Boelté (1836–1918) was a pioneer of Fröbel education in the United States, and helped promote kindergarten training as suitable for study at university level.
Biography
Born to a prosperous family in Hagenow in the Grand Duc ...
(1836–1918), German-American educator
* (born 1961), Evangelical Lutheran theologian and bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany (Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Norddeutschland) is a Lutheran member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, EKD). It was established on 27 May 2012 ...
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Stefan Nimke (born 1978), Olympic and world champion track cyclist
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Lukas Pägelow
Lukas Pägelow (born March 5, 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central defender for LSK Hansa.
Club career
He made his debut for Hansa Rostock in August 2013, as a substitute for Sebastian Pelzer in a 3–1 win over VfB ...
(born 1994), footballer (
LSK Hansa)
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Carl Schmidt (1868–1938), coptologist
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Kurt Schröder
Kurt Schröder (1888–1962) was a German composer and conductor. Schröder composed a number of film scores. During the 1930s he worked in Britain for Alexander Korda's London Film Productions, and scored the company's breakthrough hit '' The P ...
(1888–1962), composer
*
Michael Timm
Michael Timm (born 13 November 1962 in Hagenow, Bezirk Schwerin) is a retired East German amateur boxer. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1985 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) ...
(born 1962), amateur boxer for
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
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Charles Nelson (businessman)
Charles Nelson (July 4, 1835 – December 13, 1891) was a prominent businessman and distiller in Middle Tennessee who was well known for his contributions to the banking, rail, music, and whiskey industries, among others. Nelson was the owner of ...
(1835-1891), distiller
References
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Populated places established in 1754
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