Gadebusch

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Gadebusch within Nordwestmecklenburg district

53°42′N 11°07′E / 53.700°N 11.117°E / 53.700; 11.117CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictNordwestmecklenburg Municipal assoc.GadebuschGovernment

• MayorUlrich HowestArea

• Total47.65 km² (18.40 sq mi)Elevation

35 m (115 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total5,457 • Density110/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

19205

Dialling codes03886Vehicle registrationNWMWebsitewww.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 (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.