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Röbel () is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte The Mecklenburg Lake Plateau or Mecklenburg Lakeland
- Federal Ministry of Economics ...
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 western shore of Lake Müritz, 25 km north of
Wittstock Wittstock/Dosse is a town in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in north-western Brandenburg, Germany. Geography It is located in the eastern Prignitz region on the Dosse River near the confluence with its Glinze tributary, about east of Pritzwal ...
, and 27 km southwest of Waren. It is part of the Amt Röbel-Müritz.


Sights

The museum ''Engelscher Hof'' and the half-timbered former synagogue provide a permanent exhibition on Mecklenburg's Jewish history, commemorating - among other things - the life and work of Israel Jacobson, formerly consistorial president in the
Kingdom of Westphalia The Kingdom of Westphalia was a kingdom in Germany, with a population of 2.6 million, that existed from 1807 to 1813. It included territory in Hesse and other parts of present-day Germany. While formally independent, it was a vassal state of the ...
and feudal landlord in Jördenstorf.


The sons and daughters of Röbels

* Franz Engel (1834–1920), ethnologist and biologist, research traveler * Gustav Melkert (1890–1943), secretary of the agricultural workers' union in the then district of Waren / Müritz and member of the SPD. Used as a Nazi resister. After him, a street in the district of Gildekamp is named. * Julius Runge (1843–1922), painter *
Grit Breuer Grit Breuer (later Springstein, born 16 February 1972 in Röbel, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a German former athlete, who competed in the women's 200 metres, 400 metres, 4×100 m relay, and 4×400 m relay events. She has received injuries a ...
(born 1972), athlete * Otto Strack (1856-1935), architect US Passport Application in 1912 Worked in Chicago, Milwaukee and New York City. Designed Pabst Hotel in New York. Noted to using steel beams in theaters, early sky scrapers.


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Cities and towns in Mecklenburg Populated places established in the 13th century 1260s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1261 establishments in Europe Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin {{MecklenburgischeSeenplatte-geo-stub