Bützow

Bützow
Town hall
Coat of arms
Bützow Location of Bützow within Rostock district
Coordinates: 53°51′N 11°59′E / 53.850°N 11.983°E / 53.850; 11.983Coordinates: 53°51′N 11°59′E / 53.850°N 11.983°E / 53.850; 11.983
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 (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	7,852
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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.^[2]

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

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