Bützow

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

Bützow
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Bützow
Coat of arms
Location of Bützow within Rostock district
Bützow is located in Germany
Bützow
Bützow
Bützow is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Bützow
Bützow
Coordinates: 53°51′N 11°59′E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictRostock
Municipal assoc.Bützow Land
Government
 • MayorChristian Grüschow (Ind.)
Area
 • Total39.70 km2 (15.33 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total8,181
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18246
Dialling codes038461
Vehicle registrationLRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET
Websitewww.buetzow.de

History

The town was first mentioned in 1171. From 1815 to 1918 Bützow was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, from 1871 within the German Empire.

From 1933 to 1945, during Nazi rule and World War II, a Nazi prison was operated in the Dreibergen district with multiple forced labour subcamps located in various places in the region.[2] After the war, the town was part of East Germany until 1990.

On 5 May 2015, the town was struck by an F3 tornado which caused severe damage to many buildings, including the local hospital.[3] This tornado grew to 1.5km wide (1500m)

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). Bützow also has one of the last German monuments dedicated to Lenin, a memorial stone located at Leninring.[4]

Notable people

Sport
  • Eckhard Martens (born 1951), rower, team silver medallist at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • Torsten Fröhling (born 1966), soccer player and football coach; played 109 games
  • Andrea Philipp (born 1971), sprinter and three time Olympic competitor

People who have worked in Bützow
  • Sophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1678-1749), Duchess of Mecklenburg, lived in Bützow and founded the German Reformed Church
  • Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (1732-1787), mathematician, grew up locally with his grandfather; twice rector of the University of Bützow

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. "Zuchthaus und Strafgefängnis Dreibergen". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. "Tornado as violent storms batter northern Germany". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  4. https://leninisstillaround.com/2017/04/23/residents-save-lenin-monument/ checked 26.1.2020
  5. "Karsten, Karl Johann Bernhard" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 683.


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