Bützow
Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Bützow (German pronunciation: [ˈbʏtsoː] ⓘ) 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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 Location of Bützow | |
  Bützow Location within Germany  Bützow Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| Coordinates: 53°51′N 11°59′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Rostock |
| Municipal assoc. | Bützow Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Grüschow (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.85 km2 (15.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 7,745 |
| • Density | 194.4/km2 (503.4/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
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 1.5 km wide (1500m)
Culture
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
