Stavenhagen
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Location of the town of Stavenhagen within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
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| Coordinates | 53°42′N 12°54′E / 53.7°N 12.9°ECoordinates: 53°42′N 12°54′E / 53.7°N 12.9°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte |
| Municipal assoc. | Stavenhagen |
| Town subdivisions | 8 |
| Mayor | Bernd Mahnke (CDU) |
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| Area | 40.84 km2 (15.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population | 5,857 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 143 /km2 (371 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | DM |
| Postal code | 17153 |
| Area code | 039954 |
| Website | www.stavenhagen.de |
Stavenhagen (German pronunciation: [ʃtaːvənˈhaːɡən]) is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated 28 km northwest of Neubrandenburg.
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[edit] Subdivisions
Stavenhagen is divided into following parts:
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[edit] History
The town is first mentioned in 1230 under the name of Stovenhage.
The town was destroyed towards the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648. Large fires in the years 1727 and 1746 also destroyed large parts of the town.
Today's Schloss Stavenhagen (Stavenhagen Castle) was built in 1740 on the premises of an earlier fort. The town's church was re-built between 1774 and 1790 and also a new town hall was erected in 1788. The first lager beer brewery in Mecklenburg was founded in Stavenhagen in the first half of the 19th century.
Fritz Reuter, a notable author (his works were among the best selling of his time), was born in 1810 as son of the mayor. Reuter is regarded one of the most prominent authors of Low German literature.
In 1864, Stavenhagen gained access to the railway network, but the railway track was later dismantled as reparation after World War II.
Industrial developments at the turn of the 19th century were a sugar factory, a steam mill, a brick factory, a power station, a hospital and a fire station.
Since 1960, the town features a museum dedicated to Fritz Reuter called Fritz-Reuter-Literaturmuseum.
The GDR's National People's Army opened a military base at Basepohl in 1974.
[edit] Attractions
- Fritz-Reuter-Literaturmuseum and the Fritz Reuter monument
- Schloss Stavenhagen (Stavenhagen Castle)
- old synagogue, one of very few in Mecklenburgs that survived the Nazi era (open to visitors)
- Ivenacker Eichen - oak trees more than 1000 years old
[edit] Famous people from Stavenhagen
- Anke Behmer, athlete
- Bert Papenfuß-Gorek, author
- Fritz Reuter, author
- Ralf Bartels, athlete
- Rick Stavenhagen, brewer
[edit] Entreprises
- Pfanni GmbH
- Pommernland Fleisch- und Wurstwaren GmbH
- Immergut Dauermilch GmbH
- Netto Supermarkt GmbH (headquarters for Germany)
- Ski GmbH
[edit] Town twinning
- Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein (since 1990)
- Werdohl, North Rhine-Westphalia (since 1990)
- Šilalė, Lithuania (since 1994)
[edit] References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 6 July 2011. http://service.mvnet.de/statmv/daten_stam_berichte/e-bibointerth01/bevoelkerung--haushalte--familien--flaeche/a-i__/a123__/2010/daten/a123-2010-22.pdf.
[edit] External links
Media related to Stavenhagen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Stavenhagen (German)
- Fritz Reuter-Literaturmuseum (German)
- Synagogue of Stavenhagen
