Reuterstadt Stavenhagen
Contact
- Person
- Frau Kuschke-Berghauer
- Street
- Markt 1
- Zip
- 17153 Stavenhagen
- Country
- Germany
- Phone
- 039954 - 279835
- Web
- https://www.stavenhagen.de/wirtschaft-tourismus/tourist-information/
- touristinfo@stavenhagen.de
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About
Our Landmarks
Stavenhagen is a small town in the Mecklenburg Lake District in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Since 1949, it has officially borne the honorary name “Reuterstadt” in honor of its most famous son, the Low German writer Fritz Reuter (1810–1874).
Brief overview of its history
1230: First documented mention as “Stovenhage.”
1264: Granted town privileges.
17th century: Capital of the province of the same name under the Dukes of Pomerania.
1648: Destroyed at the end of the Thirty Years' War.
1727 & 1746: Two devastating fires.
Around 1740: Construction of the present castle on medieval foundations.
1774–1790: New construction of the town church; 1783–1788 construction of the town hall.
1949: Awarded the honorary name “Reuterstadt.”
Sights
Historic market square with the Reuter monument
Fritz Reuter Literature Museum in the poet's birthplace
Stavenhagen Castle with its well-tended park
Town church (classical new building)
Reuter graves in the local cemetery
Fritz Reuter in Stavenhagen
Fritz Reuter, born in Stavenhagen in 1810, is one of the most important Low German writers. Numerous institutions in the town commemorate him:
Reuterstraße
Reuterplatz
Reuterschule
Various commemorative plaques and series of events
Town coat of arms and surroundings
The town coat of arms shows a crowned black bull's head with a neck mane – a symbol of strength and stability. Stavenhagen is located on the edge of the gently rolling Mecklenburg Switzerland and offers excursions