Hagenow
Encyclopedia
Hagenow (ˈhaːɡəno) is a German
town in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim
, 30 kilometers south of Schwerin
. Its population is approximately 12,200 inhabitants (2004).
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...
town in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a federal state in northern Germany. The capital city is Schwerin...
, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim
Ludwigslust-Parchim
Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the state Schleswig-Holstein, the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, the districts Rostock and Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and the states Brandenburg and Lower Saxony...
, 30 kilometers south 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:...
. Its population is approximately 12,200 inhabitants (2004).
Sights and monuments
- Renovated old town, particularly along Lange Straße and Lindenplatz.
- Stadtkirche, built in 1875-1879 in Neo-Gothic style.
- Stadtmuseum (City Museum), located in an eighteenth-century half-timbered house.