Gadebusch

Gadebusch
Town
Town hall and church
Coat of arms
Location of Gadebusch within Nordwestmecklenburg district
Gadebusch Gadebusch
Coordinates: 53°42′N 11°07′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc.	Gadebusch
Government
• Mayor	Ulrich Howest
Area
• Total	47.65 km2 (18.40 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	5,459
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	19205
Dialling codes	03886
Vehicle registration	NWM
Website	www.gadebusch.de

Gadebusch (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaːdəbʊʃ]) is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the district of Nordwestmecklenburg. Halfway between Lübeck, Schwerin and Wismar, it is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

The town is known for two notable monuments: the Stadtkirche (City Church), built in 1220, considered the oldest brick church in Mecklenburg, and the Schloss (Castle), built in 1580–1583 in Northern Renaissance style.

Near the town is the site of the Battle of Gadebusch in 1712.

Gadebusch municipality

Besides the old town of Gadebusch, the following settlements are incorporated with the Gadebusch municipality:

• Amtsbauhof
• An der Flöte
• Buchholz
• Dorf Ganzow
• Güstow
• Güstow Werder
• Hof Ganzow
• Jarmstorf
• Klein Hundorf
• Möllin
• Neu Bauhof
• Neu Güstow
• Reinhardtsdorf
• Stresdorf
• Wakenstädt

Education

Gymnasium Gadebusch (high school)

Notable people

Theodor Körner in 1814 by Dora Stock

• Theodor Körner (1791–1813), author and freedom fighter, fallen in a forestry at Rosenow
• Agnes Karll (1868–1927), nursing reformer, is buried in the old Gadebuscher cemetery
• Wolf Biermann (born 1936), German songwriter, from 1953 to 1955 he attended the school with boarding school.

External links

• Official website (in German)