Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Gadebusch (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaːdəbʊʃ] ) is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the district of Nordwestmecklenburg . Halfway between Lübeck , Schwerin and Wismar , it is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region .
The town is known for two notable monuments: the Stadtkirche (City Church), built in 1220, considered the oldest brick church in Mecklenburg, and the Schloss (Castle), built in 1580–1583 in Northern Renaissance style.
Near the town is the site of the Battle of Gadebusch in 1712.
Gadebusch municipality
Besides the old town of Gadebusch, the following settlements are incorporated with the Gadebusch municipality:
Amtsbauhof
An der Flöte
Buchholz
Dorf Ganzow
Güstow
Güstow Werder
Hof Ganzow
Jarmstorf
Klein Hundorf
Möllin
Neu Bauhof
Neu Güstow
Reinhardtsdorf
Stresdorf
Wakenstädt
Education
Gymnasium Gadebusch (high school)
Notable people
Theodor Körner in 1814 by Dora Stock
Theodor Körner (1791–1813), author and freedom fighter, fallen in a forestry at Rosenow
Agnes Karll (1868–1927), nursing reformer, is buried in the old Gadebuscher cemetery
Wolf Biermann (born 1936), German songwriter, from 1953 to 1955 he attended the school with boarding school.
References
External links
Coat of arms
International National Geographic