Grabow Grabow () is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The town lies southeast of Ludwigslust, the next city, and has the river Elde passing through its old town which is characterized by 16th century tim ...

is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. Grabow may also refer to other placenames derived from ''grab'', the Slavic word for

hornbeam Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the plant genus ''Carpinus'' in the family Betulaceae. Its species occur across much of the temperateness, temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names The common English name ''hornbeam'' derives ...

Places in Germany

* Grabow (Amt) an Amt in the district of Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern * Grabow (bodden), a body of water off the Baltic Sea, on the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern * Grabow-Below, a municipality in Müritz district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern * Grabow, Saxony-Anhalt

Places in Poland

Grabowa (river) Grabowa () is a river in the Pomerania region of northern Poland, long. Its source is Lake Wockmin near Sławno (''Schlawe''), from where it flows to Darłowo (''Rügenwalde'') before it flows into the Wieprza (''Wipper'') river just a few kilo ...

(), a river in Pomerania, northern Poland *

Grabów nad Prosną Grabow is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. Grabow may also refer to other placenames derived from ''grab'', the Slavic word for hornbeam: Places in Germany *Grabow (Amt) an Amt in the district of Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg ...

, a town in western Poland *

Grabów, Łęczyca County Grabów is a town in Łęczyca County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Grabów. It lies approximately north-west of Łęczyca and north-west of the regional capital Łó ...

, a town in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) * Grabów, Kutno County, a village in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) * Grabów, Sulęcin County, a village in Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland) * Grabów, Żary County, a village in Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland) * Grabów, Warsaw, a neighbourhood of Warsaw, a city in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Grabów, Wołomin County, a village in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *

Grabów, Opole Voivodeship Grabów (German: Grabow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Izbicko, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship ( , , ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of P ...

, a village in south-west Poland *

Grabów, Silesian Voivodeship Grabów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Toszek, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship ( ) is an administrative province in southern Poland. With over 4.2 million residents and an area of 12,300 s ...

, a village in south Poland

In the United States

*Graybow or Grabow, Louisiana, predecessor of the

Beauregard Regional Airport Beauregard Regional Airport is a public use airport in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned by Beauregard Parish and is located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business ...

Grabow riot The Grabow riot or Grabow massacre was a violent confrontation that took place between private police hired by management and labor factions in the timber industry near Grabow (Graybow), Louisiana, on July 7, 1912. The clash left three union wor ...

, a violent labour dispute that took place in Louisiana in 1912

People

Amy Grabow Amy Grabow (born December 18, 1979) is an American actress. Amy Grabow grew up in Huntington Beach, California. She decided, while still in high school, to pursue an acting career. She studied at the Academy for the Performing Arts in Huntingto ...

(born 1979), American actress *

Carl Grabow Carl Wilhelm Louis (Ludwig) Grabow (1790 – 19 January 1859) was a German entomologist especially interested in Coleoptera and Lepidoptera. Grabow was born in Prenzlau. He was an insect dealer in Dresden and a friend and associate of the you ...

(1790–1859), German entomologist *

Guido Grabow Guido Grabow (born 7 October 1959 in Opladen) is a German rower. Together with his brother Volker he was a top rower in the coxless four A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used in ...

(born 1959), German rower *

John Grabow John William Grabow, nicknamed "Grabes" (born November 4, 1978) is an American former professional baseball left-handed reliever. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs of the Major League Baseball (MLB). In his MLB career, he he ...

(born 1978), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Mathilda Grabow Mathilda Grabow (23 May 1852 – 29 May 1940), was a Swedish opera singer (soprano). She was a court singer (Hovsångare) (1886) and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (1895) and was given Litteris et Artibus (1895). She was a student ...

(1852–1940), Swedish opera singer *

Paul Grabow Paul Grabow is an American slalom canoeist who competed in the 1980s. He won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1981 (C-2, C-2 team) and 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International ...

, American slalom canoeist *

Volker Grabow Volker Grabow (born 27 September 1956 in Essen) is a German rower. Together with his brother Guido Guido is a given name. It has been a male first name in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, the Low Countries, Scandinavia ...

(born 1956), German rower * Wilhelm Grabow (1802–1874), Prussian civil servant, judge, and politician

Places in Germany

Places in Poland

In the United States

People

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