Zichow
Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany
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Zichow is a municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Gramzow.
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Zichow Castle with medieval keep | |
Location of Zichow
within Uckermark district  | |
 Location of Zichow | |
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| Coordinates: 53°11′00″N 14°02′00″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Uckermark |
| Municipal assoc. | Amt Gramzow |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Mathias Bürger[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.15 km2 (12.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 479 |
| • Density | 14.9/km2 (38.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 16306 |
| Dialling codes | 039861 |
| Vehicle registration | UM |
| Website | www.amtgramzow.de |
Geography
History
The former Slavic settlement of Zichow in the Margraviate of Brandenburg was first mentioned in a 1288 deed, issued by the Premonstratensian monks of nearby Gramzow Abbey. A fortress was erected at the site during the 13th century German Ostsiedlung migration. In 1354 Elector Louis II of Brandenburg ceded Zichow and Golm to the bordering Duchy of Pomerania.
Re-acquired by Elector Frederick II in 1447, the estates were enfeoffed to several Brandenburgian noble dynasties. All three parishes suffered from extended devastations during the Thirty Years' War. Zichow Castle was rebuilt in a Baroque style after a blaze in 1745.
Demography
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Notable people
- Carl Strehlow (1871–1922), missionary and ethnologist
