Grabow

Grabow () is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The town lies southeast of Ludwigslust, the next city, and has the river Elde passing through its old town which is characterized by 16th century timber-framed architecture. Additionally, Grabow is a member and the seat of the Amt Grabow collective municipality as well as being a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Historically, Grabow was home to a royal residence where some monarchs of the Mecklenburg line were born.

Steesow is a village and ortsteil as well as a former municipality. Until 1 January 2016, Steesow was a municipality in the Amt Grabow that consisted of 3 subdivisions, or ortsteile, those being the villages of Bochin and Zuggelrade as well as the settlement of Steesow itself. Since its annexation into the town of Grabow in 2016 however, Steesow is now administratively separate from its former subdivisions which have all become ortsteile of Grabow. Along with its former subdivisions, Steesow is an exclave of Grabow, a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,