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Grabow
Grabow (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaːboː] ⓘ) is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The town lies 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Ludwigslust, the next city, and has the river Elde passing through its old town which is characterized by 16th century timber-framed architecture. Additionally, Grabow is a member and the seat of the Amt Grabow collective municipality as well as being a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Historically, Grabow was home to a royal residence where some monarchs of the Mecklenburg line were born.
The name Grabow is of Slavic Polabian origin, with grab meaning "hornbeam". Names of the same root are common in the area. Its name only slightly changed over time as with the town being known as Grabowe (1186, 1252, 1275) and Grabow (1189, 1298).
In contemporary times, Grabow is also referred to as Grabow (Elde) or Grabow in Mecklenburg, shortened to Grabow i. M. or Grabow (Mekl), to differentiate it from other settlements of the same name, with the latter being used in the official name of the Grabow (Meckl) train station.
Grabow is situated on the river Elde in the Griese Gegend region of southern Mecklenburg, close to the border of the state of Brandenburg (Prignitz district). It is surrounded by a scenic landscape of primarily forests, with the town forest inside Grabow's territory covering an area of 1,658 hectares (4,100 acres) or 16.58 square kilometres (6.40 sq mi).
The town lies 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Ludwigslust, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of the state capital Schwerin, and 34 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of Wittenberge in Brandenburg. Clockwise, starting from the north, Grabow's core territory is bordered by the following municipalities: Groß Laasch, Muchow, Zierzow, Prislich, Kremmin, Gorlosen, Eldena, Karstädt, and Ludwigslust. The exclave Steesow is bordered by Milow to the north and Lenzen (Elbe) to the south.
Besides the main town itself, the municipality of Grabow includes several outlying villages in its hinterland. These include: Bochin, Fresenbrügge, Heidehof, Steesow, Wanzlitz, Winkelmoor, and Zuggelrade.
The former municipality of Steesow, which also included the villages of Bochin of Zuggelrade as well as the Gemarkung Holdseelen, was annexed into Grabow on 1 January 2016 despite being separated by 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and two other municipalities, Gorlosen and Milow, thus forming an exclave. This exclave is the only part of Grabow that directly borders the state of Brandenburg as the core territory of the town is separated from the border by at minimum 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) and the municipality of Kremmin.
Grabow lies on the Berlin–Hamburg railway and is serviced by the RE8 via the Grabow (Meckl) station. The A14 highway bypasses Grabow to the west.
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Grabow
Grabow (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaːboː] ⓘ) is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The town lies 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Ludwigslust, the next city, and has the river Elde passing through its old town which is characterized by 16th century timber-framed architecture. Additionally, Grabow is a member and the seat of the Amt Grabow collective municipality as well as being a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Historically, Grabow was home to a royal residence where some monarchs of the Mecklenburg line were born.
The name Grabow is of Slavic Polabian origin, with grab meaning "hornbeam". Names of the same root are common in the area. Its name only slightly changed over time as with the town being known as Grabowe (1186, 1252, 1275) and Grabow (1189, 1298).
In contemporary times, Grabow is also referred to as Grabow (Elde) or Grabow in Mecklenburg, shortened to Grabow i. M. or Grabow (Mekl), to differentiate it from other settlements of the same name, with the latter being used in the official name of the Grabow (Meckl) train station.
Grabow is situated on the river Elde in the Griese Gegend region of southern Mecklenburg, close to the border of the state of Brandenburg (Prignitz district). It is surrounded by a scenic landscape of primarily forests, with the town forest inside Grabow's territory covering an area of 1,658 hectares (4,100 acres) or 16.58 square kilometres (6.40 sq mi).
The town lies 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Ludwigslust, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of the state capital Schwerin, and 34 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of Wittenberge in Brandenburg. Clockwise, starting from the north, Grabow's core territory is bordered by the following municipalities: Groß Laasch, Muchow, Zierzow, Prislich, Kremmin, Gorlosen, Eldena, Karstädt, and Ludwigslust. The exclave Steesow is bordered by Milow to the north and Lenzen (Elbe) to the south.
Besides the main town itself, the municipality of Grabow includes several outlying villages in its hinterland. These include: Bochin, Fresenbrügge, Heidehof, Steesow, Wanzlitz, Winkelmoor, and Zuggelrade.
The former municipality of Steesow, which also included the villages of Bochin of Zuggelrade as well as the Gemarkung Holdseelen, was annexed into Grabow on 1 January 2016 despite being separated by 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and two other municipalities, Gorlosen and Milow, thus forming an exclave. This exclave is the only part of Grabow that directly borders the state of Brandenburg as the core territory of the town is separated from the border by at minimum 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) and the municipality of Kremmin.
Grabow lies on the Berlin–Hamburg railway and is serviced by the RE8 via the Grabow (Meckl) station. The A14 highway bypasses Grabow to the west.
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