Bützow

Bützow
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Bützow within Rostock district
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Rostock
Municipal assoc.	Bützow Land
Government
• Mayor	Christian Grüschow (Ind.)
Area
• Total	39.70 km2 (15.33 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	8,181
• Density	210/km2 (530/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

Bützow is a town in the district of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, centered on Bützower See.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1171. From 1815 to 1918 Bützow was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

On 5 May 2015, the town was struck by an F3 tornado which caused severe damage to many buildings, including the local hospital.

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).

Sons and daughters of the town

• Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten (1768-1810), mineralogist
• Else Hirsch (1889-1943), Jewish teacher
• Eckhard Martens (born 1951), rower
• Torsten Fröhling (born 1966), soccer player and football coach
• Andrea Philipp (born 1971), athlete and Olympian

People who have worked in Bützow

Sophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel around 1725

• Sophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1678-1749), Duchess of Mecklenburg, lived in Bützow and founded here the German Reformed community
• Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (1732-1787), mathematician, twice rector of the University of Bützow