Röbel
Appearance
Röbel | |
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Coordinates: 53°22′34″N 12°36′22″E / 53.37611°N 12.60611°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte |
Municipal assoc. | Röbel-Müritz |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andreas Sprick (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 30.17 km2 (11.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 5,075 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 17207 |
Dialling codes | 039931 |
Vehicle registration | MÜR |
Website | www.stadt-roebel.de |
Röbel (German: [ˈʁøːbl̩] ) is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Müritz, 25 km north of Wittstock, and 27 km southwest of Waren. It is part of the Amt Röbel-Müritz.
Sights
The museum Engelscher Hof and the half-timbered former synagogue provide a permanent exhibition on Mecklenburg's Jewish history, commemorating - among other things - the life and work of Israel Jacobson, formerly consistorial president in the Kingdom of Westphalia and feudal landlord in Jördenstorf.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Roebel-synagoge-innenhof.jpg/220px-Roebel-synagoge-innenhof.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Roebel_windmill.jpg/170px-Roebel_windmill.jpg)
The sons and daughters of Röbels
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1989-0722-020%2C_Grit_Breuer%2C_Katrin_Schreiter%2C_Petra_Krug.jpg/150px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1989-0722-020%2C_Grit_Breuer%2C_Katrin_Schreiter%2C_Petra_Krug.jpg)
- Franz Engel (1834–1920), ethnologist and biologist, research traveler
- Gustav Melkert (1890–1943), secretary of the agricultural workers' union in the then district of Waren / Müritz and member of the SPD. Used as a Nazi resister. After him, a street in the district of Gildekamp is named.
- Julius Runge (1843–1922), painter
- Grit Breuer (born 1972), athlete
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
External links
Media related to Röbel/Müritz at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Towns in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Cities and towns in Mecklenburg
- Populated places established in the 13th century
- 1260s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
- 1261 establishments in Europe
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Bezirk Neubrandenburg
- Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district) geography stubs