Gadebusch - Vacation, Holidays, Travelling, Recreation and Relaxation in West Mecklenburg

Town Gadebusch

Am Markt 1
19205 Gadebusch
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Gadebusch - a town with about 6100 residents, is nestled between pictures meadows and forest land by the low-lying riverbanks of the Radegast. The State Capital Schwerin, the Hanse Cities Luebeck and Wismar as well as the old official bishop's seat of Ratzeburg are all fast and easy to reach.

Gadebusch is known as the northern gate to the Biosphere Reserve Schaalsee, a region with unmistakable flora and fauna that captures the interest of any scenery lover.

The Heritage Museum in town, located in the utility buildings of the Renaissance-castle and the smokehouse Moellin (3,5 kilometers away) are well-known cultural sights in the entire region of Northwest Mecklenburg.

Before the first documentation of the town, this region had been settled by Slavic tribes. The Renaissance-castle of the duchies of Mecklenburg was erected on Slavic castle grounds from the 9^thcentury. In the year of 1225, Gadebusch already received important town privileges.

The location of the town on a junction of important trade routes positively influenced the town's historical development.

Wars (Northern War), epidemics, and town fires in the 17^th and 18^th century temporarily ended the economical flourishing of the town. The annual Coin Festival still reminds visitors of the aristocratic coinage place that was operating in Gadebusch from 1542 up to the beginning of the 17^th century.

The connection of the town to the railway at the end of the19^th century (1897) was a new beginning for the town's economical development.

Over the last few years, the town finished some major projects that are important for the town's infrastructure, e.g. a new administration building near the historic Town Hall, a new High School, and a bypass (Federal Road 104 Schwerin - Luebeck) to relief traffic.

Gadebusch maintains partnerships with the town Trittau in the State of Schleswig-Holstein and St. Germain du Puy near Bourges/ France. In May of 2000 the town singed a partnership contract with the Community of Åmål in Sweden.