Grabow
Sign in to saveGrabow () 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.
Key facts
- German place.image_caption
- Town hall and marketplace with St. Georgs church in the background
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 13 0 76 050
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.name
- Grabow
- German place.image_coa
- Grabow Wappen1.svg
- German place.image_photo
- Grabow Rathaus.jpg
- German place.image_flag
- File:Flagge_Grabow.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Grabow (Elde)_in_SWM.svg
- German place.state
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- German place.district
- Ludwigslust-Parchim
- German place.Amt
- Grabow
- German place.elevation
- 26
- German place.area
- 72.27
- German place.postal_code
- 19300
- German place.area_code
- 038756
- German place.licence
- LWL
- German place.website
- www.grabow.de
- German place.mayor
- Kathleen Bartels
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- World War II
- Since reunification
- Demographics
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- Religion
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- City council
- Mayor
- Coat of arms
- Flag
- Culture
- Gallery
- Twin towns
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- External links
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.
== Geography == Grabow is situated on the river Elde in the Griese Gegend region of southern Mecklenburg, close to the border of the state of Brandenburg (Prignitz district). It is surrounded by a scenic landscape of primarily forests, with the town forest inside Grabow's territory covering an area of or .