Neustadt-Glewe is a German town, 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 ...

, 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 ...

History

Neustadt-Glewe was mentioned for the first time in a document in 1248. Hans Axel Holm, a Swedish writer and journalist, documented life in Neustadt-Glewe in the late 1960s when it was part of the

German Democratic Republic German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

. In his book ''The Other Germans: Report From an East German Town'', Holm documented various aspects of everyday life in the GDR, such as being an adult who worked at a VEB (industrial state-owned enterprise) or at an LPG (collective farm); being a child or teen going to school and participating in the FDJ (youth organization); being a soldier in the NVA (army); the GDR's relationship with the Soviets, including tensions within the

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and the threat of Soviet interventions; recreation; housing; socialist ideology and administration; the Nazi era and its consequences; interaction with West Germans, including the themes of who left the East, who stayed, and who came to the East; and other topics. LPG farming was big business in the

region at the time, and the factories in the area included a large tannery (VEB Lederwerk "August Apfelbaum", which had formerly been a large plant of Adler and Oppenheimer), a hydraulic parts factory (for VEB Hydraulik Nord), and a factory for radio parts and telephone switchboard parts (for VEB Funkmechanik). Neustadt-Glewe was the site of a German-Nazi concentration camp (1944-1945) "KZ Neustadt-Glewe". Among its prisoners was Stanisława Rachwał, a Polish resistance fighter transferred from Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Sights and monuments

* The Alte Burg, a 13th-century castle, considered to be the oldest military castle in Mecklenburg. * The Schloss (palace), completed in 1720 in

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

style, today a hotel. * Monument to victims of Neustadt-Glewe German-Nazi Concentration Camp

Population development

*1855: 1,880 *1890: 1,743 *1925: 3,202 *1984: 7,500 *1995: 7,542 *2010: 6,547 Image:Burg Neustadt-Glewe.jpg, Alte Burg (Old Castle) Image:Neustadt Glewe town hall.jpg, Town hall Image:Schloss Neustadt-Glewe.jpg, Neues Schloss (New Château) Image:Marienkirche Neustadt-Glewe.jpg, Church St. Marien Image:Neustadt-Glewe German-Nazi Concentration Camp memorial

References

External links

* Cities and towns in Mecklenburg Ludwigslust-Parchim Populated places established in the 13th century 1240s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1248 establishments in Europe Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin {{LudwigslustParchim-geo-stub