Grevesmühlen
Encyclopedia
Grevesmühlen is a municipality
in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany
. It is the capital of the Nordwestmecklenburg
district. It is situated 33 km east of Lübeck
, and 29 km northwest of Schwerin
.
Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...
in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is the capital of the Nordwestmecklenburg
Nordwestmecklenburg
Nordwestmecklenburg is a Kreis in the north-western part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea and borders on Schleswig-Holstein to the west...
district. It is situated 33 km east of Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
, and 29 km northwest of Schwerin
Schwerin
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...
.
History
The name Grevesmühlen goes back as far as 1226, which makes it one of the oldest towns in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.Personalities
- Carsten JanckerCarsten JanckerCarsten Jancker is a former German professional footballer and current manager.- Career :A striker, Jancker is physically very large for a footballer, standing at . His height and strength have proved to be an advantage when playing as a target man, as displayed during his most successful days at...
- Manfred W. JürgensManfred W. JürgensManfred W. Jürgens is a German painter and photographer.-Life and work:Jürgens spent his childhood and youth in Mecklenburg in northeastern Germany...
- Rudolph KarstadtRudolph KarstadtRudolph Karstadt was a German entrepreneur.On 14 May 1881, Karstadt opened his first "Tuch-, Manufactur- und Konfectionsgeschäft" in Wismar and by 1920 owned over 30 shops across Germany....
- Astrid KumbernussAstrid KumbernussAstrid Kumbernuss is a former German female shot putter and discus thrower.Her career started at the SC Neubrandenburg sports club. Her greatest successes were gold medals at the 1995, 1997 and 1999 World Championships in Athletics, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta...
- Jens VoigtJens VoigtJens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton...