| Güstrow | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Güstrow |
| Mayor | Arne Schuldt (Ind.) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 70. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sometimes translated as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania or Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, is a state in Northern Germany comprising German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Güstrow (ˈgʏstʁo is a district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 86 km² (27. 4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population | 31,083 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 439 /km² (1,136 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | GÜ |
| Postal code | 18273 |
| Area code | 03843 |
| Website | www.guestrow.de |
| Location of the town of Güstrow within Güstrow district | |
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Güstrow (pronounced [ˈgʏstroː]) is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sometimes translated as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania or Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, is a state in Northern Germany comprising Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is the capital of the district of Güstrow. Güstrow (ˈgʏstʁo is a district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Population: 34,000 (1999).
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History
Güstrow was first mentioned in 1228. It is said to be founded by a grandson of Henry the Lion. Henry the Lion ( German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129 &ndash 6 August 1195) was a member of the Guelph dynasty and Duke of Saxony Güstrow became a summer residence of the dukes of Mecklenburg in the 14th century. Mecklenburg ( Low German: Mekelnborg) is a region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern After the division of Mecklenburg (1621) it became the capital of the small duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. A duchy is a territory fief, or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess. Mecklenburg-Güstrow was a North German state that existed on three separate occasions ruled by the House of Mecklenburg. (Albrecht von Wallenstein, the imperial general in the Thirty Years' War, was a duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. )
In 1695 the last duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow died, and the duchy ceased to exist. Güstrow became a part of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
The famous sculptor Ernst Barlach lived in Güstrow from 1910 to his death in 1938. Ernst Barlach ( January 2, 1870 &ndash October 24, 1938) was a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Sights
There are several notable sights in Güstrow:
- The Schloss (German for Castle), built in 1589 in Renaissance style, as a residence for the dukes of Mecklenburg. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Between 1963 and 1981 major restoration work was carried out, and a Renaissance garden was added, modelled after descriptions appearing in old engravings.
- The Cathedral, a Brick Gothic cathedral built between 1226 and 1335. Brick Gothic (Backsteingotik is a reduced style of Gothic architecture common in Northern Europe, especially in Northern Germany and the regions around Noteworthy are a late Gothic high altar (c. 1500), the tombs of Duke Ulrich III and his two wives (16th century), and the celebrated Schwebende Engel ("Hovering Angel"), the most famous work of the expressionist sculptor Ernst Barlach, created in 1926 as a tribute to the victims of World War I. Ulrich III Duke of Mecklenburg ( March 5 1527 – March 14 1603) was duke of Mecklenburg from 1555-56 to 1603 Ernst Barlach ( January 2, 1870 &ndash October 24, 1938) was a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker
- St. Mary church - a Brick Gothic church, rebuilt in the 19-th century
- Ernst Barlach's Atelierhaus (studio), that exhibits a large collection of his works. Brick Gothic (Backsteingotik is a reduced style of Gothic architecture common in Northern Europe, especially in Northern Germany and the regions around
People
- Harry Lehmann (1924-1998) Max Planck Medal award winning physicist. Harry Lehmann ( March 21 1924 in Güstrow - 1998 in Hamburg) was a German Physicist. The Max Planck medal is an award for extraordinary achievements in Theoretical physics.
Twin cities and towns
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