- Grabow
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Name = Grabow
Wappen = Wappen_von_Grabow.png
lat_deg = 53 | lat_min = 16
lon_deg = 11 | lon_min = 34
Lageplan = Grabow_in_LWL.png
Bundesland = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Landkreis = Ludwigslust
Amt = Grabow
Höhe = 26
Fläche = 47.68
Einwohner = 6127
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 19300
Vorwahl = 038756
Kfz = LWL
Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 54 037
Adresse = Markt 1
19300 Grabow
Website = [http://www.grabow.de/ www.grabow.de]
Bürgermeister = Ulrich SchultGrabow (IPA2|ˈgʁaːbo) is a town in the district of Ludwigslust, in
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ,Germany . It is situated on the riverElde , 7 km southeast ofLudwigslust , and 34 km northwest ofWittenberge .History
Grabow was originally settled, together with Blumenthal, in what was then the Prignitz, in the early 13th century by the Counts
von Plotho using their vassal by Nikolausvon Blumenthal , of Blumenthal and Grabow (after which the new settlement was named) in thediocese of Magdeburg , asLocator . The two estates passed to his son in law,Ruthger von Amendorf . The latter's heirs, Ruthger and Gerhard, were the respective originators of the latervon Blumenthal andvon Grabow families.Grabow received town charter in
1252 by the Count of Dannenberg.The historical center of Grabow is distinguished by its close core of timber-framed houses of the 18th century.
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