Bützow
Bützow is a town in the district of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany, centered on Bützower See.
Bützow | |
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Town hall | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Bützow within Rostock district | |
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| Coordinates: 53°51′N 11°59′E / 53.850°N 11.983°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Rostock |
| Municipal assoc. | Bützow Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Grüschow (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.70 km2 (15.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,970 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18246 |
| Dialling codes | 038461 |
| Vehicle registration | LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET |
| Website | www.buetzow.de |
History edit
The town was first mentioned in 1171. From 1815 to 1918 Bützow was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, from 1871 within the German Empire.
From 1933 to 1945, during Nazi rule and World War II, a Nazi prison was operated in the Dreibergen district with multiple forced labour subcamps located in various places in the region.[2] After the war, the town was part of East Germany until 1990.
On 5 May 2015, the town was struck by an F3 tornado which caused severe damage to many buildings, including the local hospital.[3] This tornado grew to 1.5km wide (1500m)
Culture edit
Medieval Bützow Castle is located in Bützow. The town also has a medieval Brick Gothic church, which contains an altarpiece made by the Master of the Bützow Altarpiece (1503). Bützow also has one of the last German monuments dedicated to Lenin, a memorial stone located at Leninring.[4]
Notable people edit
- Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten (1768-1810), mineralogist
- Karl Johann Bernhard Karsten (1782–1853), mineralogist.[5]
- Else Hirsch (1889-1943), Jewish teacher and member of the German Resistance
Sport edit
- Eckhard Martens (born 1951), rower, team silver medallist at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Torsten Fröhling (born 1966), soccer player and football coach; played 109 games
- Andrea Philipp (born 1971), sprinter and three time Olympic competitor
People who have worked in Bützow edit
- Sophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1678-1749), Duchess of Mecklenburg, lived in Bützow and founded the German Reformed Church
- Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (1732-1787), mathematician, grew up locally with his grandfather; twice rector of the University of Bützow
References edit
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
- ^ "Zuchthaus und Strafgefängnis Dreibergen". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Tornado as violent storms batter northern Germany". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ https://leninisstillaround.com/2017/04/23/residents-save-lenin-monument/ checked 26.1.2020
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 683.