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Dassow 
DassowLocation of the town of Dassow within Nordwestmecklenburg district
Coordinates 53°54′38″N 10°58′20″E / 53.91056°N 10.97222°ECoordinates: 53°54′38″N 10°58′20″E / 53.91056°N 10.97222°E Administration Country Germany State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern District Nordwestmecklenburg Municipal assoc. Schönberger Land Mayor Joerg Plön Basic statistics Area 66.54 km2 (25.69 sq mi) Elevation 12 m (39 ft) Population 3,972 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 60 /km2 (155 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate NWM Postal code 23942 Area code 038826 Website www.stadt-dassow.de Dassow (German pronunciation: [ˈdaso]) is a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on a bay of the Baltic Sea, 20 km east of Lübeck.
Dassow has been one of the eleven municipalities and districts within the expanded Schönberg administrative region since January 1, 2005. At that time, the Ostseestrand (Eastern/Baltic Sea Coastal) region which had previously included Dassow was abolished.
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Geography
The Dassow metropolitan area extends from the Baltic Sea coast (between Klützer Winkel and the Priwall Peninsula) to the banks of the Pötenitzer Wiek and the Dassower See up to the delta of the Maurine which flows into the Stepenitz. The town center is at the entrance of the Stepenitz as it flows into the Dassower See, which forms a side bay of the Trave into the Baltic Sea at sea level. In the hilly area northeast of Dassow, the terrain reaches 58 m over the banks of the Dassower See and the Stepenitz, as well as parts of the coastal region, which are protected nature reserves.
Dassow is the only large settlement on the bank of the Dassower See. Schloss Lütgenhof is also situated on the banks of the Dassower See. Moritz von Paepcke designed and built this castle in 1839. Mast-Jägermeister AG converted Schloss Lütgenhof to a restaurant and hotel with 23 rooms in 1999.
History
The name for Dassow, Germany is of Slavic origin. The original name was "Dartzowe" which is Slavic for thorn bush. Over the years the name changed to "Dartzow", "Darsowe", "Dassaw" and finally "Dassow". The city is probably named after the thorn bushes growing on rocky ground near the city. The city crest for Dassow, Germany is a castle gate with a thorn bush growing in it.
In the middle of the twelfth century a German castle with a small settlement around it emerged from the formerly Slavic castle, strategically positioned on the road connecting Lübeck and Wismar.
The church of St Nicholas is built in the early Gothic style and constructed of brick, characteristic of a region without ready access to building stone. It was already included in the Ratzeburg Tithes Register (Ratzeburger Zehntregister) of 1230, at which time the parish belonged to the bishopric of Ratzeburg. The church tower is more recent, dating from the sixteenth century.
The town’s commercial traditions are evidenced by a large eighteenth century warehouse at the mouth of the Stepenitz River. Here agricultural and other produce from the surrounding area could be gathered for onward conveyance to the great port at nearby Lübeck.
More recently, as the most north westerly town in the former German Democratic Republic, Dassow found itself till 1989 at the heart of a restricted zone, accessible only to those able to obtain a special pass from the East German authorities. The town was separated by a wall from its lake during most of this period, since the lake remained administratively a part of Lübeck, within the West Germany.
The settlement of Dassow in post 1919 Germany acquired the status of a town only in the year 1938: there was, however, another Dassow to the east.
Two north German towns with the same name in German 1720–1919
Daszewo in Poland is approximately 200 miles (320 km) to the east of Dassow in Germany. Between 1720 and 1919 Daszewo was in Pomerania, a Prussian province subsequently subsumed into the German state. During these years Daszewo was usually known to English speakers as Dassow, this being its German name. Confusion may arise between these two north German settlements both called, in German, Dassow.
City arrangement
Districts within the city of Dassow
- Harkensee und Pötenitz (independent communities till June 13, 2004)
as well as
- Barendorf
- Benckendorf
- Feldhusen
- Flechtkrug
- Groß Voigtshagen
- Holm
- Johannstorf
- Kaltenhof
- Klein Voigtshagen
- Lütgenhof
- Prieschendorf
- Rosenhagen
- Schwanbeck
- Tankenhagen
- Volkstorf
- Wieschendorf
- Wilmstorf
Neighboring municipalities
In a clockwise direction, beginning in the north, the following cities and municipalities border on Dassow: Kalkhorst, Roggenstorf, Papenhusen, Schönberg and Lübeck (Pirwall, now a district within Travemünde).
Objects of interest
Dassow: The church in winter
- St.-Nikolai-Kirche, a Gothic brick church which dates from the second half of the 13th century
- Tiger park in the commercial area (white tiger, numerous other kinds of tigers, Alpacas and small animal)[2]
- Monument at the old port
- The Altenteilerkate Dassow local history museum on Lübecker road[3]
- Castle Lütgenhof (built as a manor in 1839, converted to a castle in 1890 and to a restaurant and hotel with 23 rooms in 1999.)
- Water Castle Johannstorf on the North side of the Dassower See[4]
- Castle Pötenitz ("Hotelruine" adjacent to Bay of Lübeck and within sight of Travemünde)
Economics and infrastructure
Dassow has today banks, medical practices, a pharmacy, kindergarten and school as well as all the necessary infrastructure facilities, which a modern town should exhibit as a center for the surrounding communities.
An extensive scheme of reconstruction for the historical old part of town has been taken in hand. Development of the town's tourism potential has also become a priority in recent years.
Over 30 companies are located in the trade area Holmer Berg. ODS Optical Disc Service GmbH, the largest European manufacturer of CDs and DVDs, has its headquarters in Dassow with approximately 1200 jobs at that location. ODS purchased six Deluxe Media Services companies from Rank in November 2006.[5] The PCO Group has its headquarters in Dassow with distribution throughout Europe. The PCO Group was formed January 1, 2006 as a merger of The Popcorn Company and Octagon GmbH.[6]
Traffic route
The city of Dassow is located on Federal Highway 105 (Bundesstraße 105 Lübeck – Wismar). Important connecting roads lead to Klütz / Boltenhagen, near Schönberg and Priwall. Bundesautobahn 20 (Lübeck – Rostock) is located 12 Kilometers to the south. The next station is 7 km drive to neighboring city through Schönberg (Strecke Lübeck – Wismar). A pass connected Dassow to these cities until the end of the 1940s.
Dassow is also a family name that most likely derives from the town of Dassow, Germany. The standard pronunciation of Dassow is D AE1 S OW0.[7][8]
The earliest recorded person with the last name of Dassow is Hinrich Dassow who was born about 1610 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and died January 16, 1690 in Biestow, Germany.[9] He married in 1640 and had five children including Hans Dassow.[10]
There were 48 people with the last name of Dassow who migrated to the United States via ship between December 10, 1853 and April 7, 1890.They primarily departed from Hamburg, Germany and all arrived at New York, New York.[11] There was also a group of people with the last name of Dassow who came to Brazil during the period of the German colonization of Southern Brazil and of the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 1830 to 1870.
According to the US Census Bureau, Dassow is the 52,272nd most popular family name (surname) in the United States with a frequency of 0.000% and a percentile is 86.286.[12][13] The majority of Dassows in the United States live in Wisconsin with the largest concentration in Medford, Wisconsin. There are approximately 187 Dassow households in the United States. Outside of the United States, Germany has the largest concentration of Dassows. There are few Dassow households outside of the United States and Germany: Two in Canada, two in Australia, seven in Great Britain and an unknown number in Brazil.
There are a number of locations with the name Dassow. Trinity Lutheran Church[14] is located at W5334 Dassow Avenue, Medford, WI 54451.[15] There is also a Dassow Road in Medford, Wisconsin.[16] There are a Dassow Park[17] and Dassow Milling Company Dam[18] in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. There was a Dassow School in Livingston County, Illinois which is in Central Illinois.[19][20] St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Germanville began meeting in a building known as the Dassow School in 1879. In 1901, a new building was constructed at a cost of $1,300, on land donated by the Froedbe family. There is a Dassow Court in Alpharetta, Georgia.[21] Erwin Geschonneck plays Luden Dassow in the movie Tambari (1977).[22]
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung der Kreise und Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 31 December 2010. http://service.mvnet.de/statmv/daten_stam_berichte/e-bibointerth01/bevoelkerung--haushalte--familien--flaeche/a-i__/a123__/2010/daten/a123-2010-22.pdf.
- ^ "Adventure and Tiger Park in Dassow" (in English). Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Portal. http://www.mecklenburg-vorpommern.eu/cms2/Landesportal_prod/Landesportal/content/en/Holidays_and_Recreation/Experience_Nature/Zoos_and_Zoological_Gardens/Adventure_and_Tiger_Park_in_Dassow/index.jsp. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- ^ "Altenteilerkate Dassow Heimatmuseum (The Altenteilerkate Dassow local history museum)" (in German). Deutsches Museums Verzeichnis (German Museum Directory). http://www.deutsche-museen.de/show.php?id=11727&show_ref=yes&bundesland_id=9. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ "Wasserschloss Johannstorf (Water Castle Johannstorf)" (in German). Fahrradtouren in Mecklenburg (Bicycle Tours in Mecklenburg). http://www.fahrradtouren-mecklenburg.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/wasserschloss_johannstorf.html.
- ^ "ODS buys six Deluxe Media Services companies from Rank: 14 European territories now covered by the ODS distribution network" (in English) (Adobe Acrobat). Press Release. ODS Optical Disc Service GmbH. 2006-11-30. http://www.ods-scandinavia.com/files/Press%20Release_ODS_from_Rank.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "The PCO Group home Page" (in English). The PCO Group. http://www.pco-group.com/gb/. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ Lenzo, Kevin. "The CMU Pronouncing Dictionary". Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict?stress=-s&in=DASSOW. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ "Dassow Pronunciation". cooldictionary.com. http://www.cooldictionary.com/words/pronounce.mpl?phrase=Dassow. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ "Ausgewählte Familien und Personen (Selected families and persons): Hinrich DASSOW" (in German). genealogy. ende-genealogy.de. http://www.ende-genealogy.de/alle/pafg81.htm#4797. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Ausgewählte Familien und Personen (Selected families and persons): Hans DASSOW" (in German). genealogy. ende-genealogy.de. http://www.ende-genealogy.de/alle/pafg42.htm#1407. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports: 1850–1891. Scholarly Resource Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897, © 1990 through 1998. Vol 6: p. 146; Vol 11: pp. 97, 225, 251; Vol 14: pp. 205, 397; Vol 18: p. 357; Vol 20: p. 24; Vol 32: p. 326; Vol 42: p. 326; Vol 58: p. 383. ISBN 0-8420-2279-1.
- ^ "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census". US Census Bureau. 2005-03-31. http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ "Dassow". PlacesNamed.com. http://www.placesnamed.com/d/a/dassow.asp. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ "Trinity Lutheran Church home page". http://www.trinitymedford.org/. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Trinity Lutheran Church LCMS". Google. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&q=trinity-lutheran-church+near%3DMedford,+WI+54451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Dassow Road". Google. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Dassow+Road,+Medford,+Wisconsin&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=30.185946,81.738281&ie=UTF8&ll=45.122354,-90.145998&spn=0.026223,0.079823&z=14&iwloc=addr&om=1. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Dassow Park". Google. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Dassow+Park,+CR-O,+Sheboygan+Falls,+WI&sll=45.122354,-90.145998&sspn=0.026223,0.079823&ie=UTF8&ll=43.768258,-87.89217&spn=0.00671,0.019956&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Dassow Milling Company Dam, USGS Sheboygan Falls (WI) Topo Map". TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lon=-87.8117&lat=43.7317. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Dassow School". Google. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=40.3951N,+088.1731W+(Dassow+School)&ll=40.395261,-88.173094&spn=0.014512,0.053902. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Illinois Schools: Dassow School (historical)". my-usa-data.com. http://my-usa-data.com/features/FID/406960/IL/Dassow+School+(historical)/. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Dassow Court". Google. http://maps.google.com/maps?source=ig&hl=en&q=Dassow+Court,+Alpharetta,+Georgia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Tambari (1977)". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076795/. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
External links
- Dassow FAQ
- Dassow Family Tree
- Castle Lũtgenhof
- Maps, Weather, and Airports for Dassow, Germany, Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
External links – German language
Categories:- Towns in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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