Grimmen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Grimmen.pnglat_deg = 54 | lat_min = 06 | lat_sec = 36
lon_deg = 13 | lon_min = 02 | lon_sec = 29
Lageplan =
Lageplanbeschreibung =
Bundesland = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Landkreis = Nordvorpommern
Höhe = 9
Fläche = 50.29
Einwohner = 11032
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 18507
Vorwahl = 038326
Kfz = NVP
Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 57 036
LOCODE = DE GMN
Gliederung = 12 Ortsteile
Adresse = Markt 1
18507 Grimmen
Website = [http://www.grimmen.de/ www.grimmen.de]
Bürgermeister = Benno Rüster
Partei = CDU

Grimmen (IPA2|ˈgʁɪmən) is the capital of the district of Nordvorpommern in the Bundesland Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The city possesses a delightful old part of town, the environment is one point of attraction for the tourism.

Geography

The city Grimmen is in the southeast part of the district Nordvorpommern and is because of the river Trebel. Grimmen is scarcely 30 km south of the Hanseatic city Stralsund and 30 km to the west of the Hanseatic city grab forest far away. Furthermore at the city run the railroad line Stralsund Demmin Neubrandenburg Neustrelitz, B 194 and A 20. The area of the district town is limited in the west by the office Franzburg Richtenberg, in the north by the office Miltzow and in the south and the east by the municipality Süderholz.

Expansion

The city covers the following local parts:

= Neighbour municipalities = In the clockwise direction, of the north beginning: Wittenhagen, Wilmshagen, Süderholz, Wendisch Baggendorf, Splietsdorf, Papenhagen.

History

The first referring to slawische (wendische) settlements within the range of the city Grimmen can be dated on the year 1220. Probably after 1250 zugewanderte tradespeople and craftsman from Lower Saxony, Westphalia and of the Niederrhein created the place Grimmen. The first documentary mention Grimmens gave it in the year 1267. As Gründungsdatum however today the settlement Vogt of the s Berthold is considered to the city. This came as a representative of the national princes in the year 1287 into the area of the today's city Grimmen. This proves that Grimmen at this time already Lübi municipal law held. The actual charter is however no longer present today. Accordingly 1987 the 700-jährige existence of the city Grimmen were celebrated. During 30-jährigen of war the city was geplündert several times and belonged in the following time to the Kingdom of Sweden. In the years 1695 to 1697 Johannes Flittner cruel witch pursuit EN took place under the mayor at that time. At least 7 alleged witches were executed. In the year 1797 the entire city became almost victim of a large fire, which broke out in a Schmiede of the city. Three years later, in the year 1800 visited schwedi king Gustav Adolf IV. Grimmen and resided during this time in the so-called " king house ". In the final act Viennese congress of 1815 specified that Grimmen too Prussia it was heard. One year later became Grimmen by an administrative reform the district town. In the year 1853 the city was afflicted of Cholera. At the end 2. World war was handed over Grimmen in April 1945 combatless to the advancing the Red Army. Starting from center of the 1960er years developed numerous new factories and agricultural enterprises. In the result the city grew steadily and new quarters was based. After the political turn 1989 the townscape improved by aufwändige reorganizations strongly. In the course of the regional reorganization of 1994 Grimmen became the district town of the new district Nordvorpommern

Incorporations

On 23 June the Mayor of Stoltenhagen, Jutta broad speaker has 2003, and the mayor of Grimmen, Benno Rüter, after approximately one year's negotiations of members of both agency bodies the Place-changing-contract for the connection of the municipality Stoltenhagen to the city Grimmen signs. The request for permission of the fusion was placed on 19 June 2003 and approved on 29 December 2003. Since 01 January 2004 the city Grimmen thereby has further five local parts. (AmtsBl. MV 2004 page 81)

Inhabitant development

*1600 - approx. 1,000 inhabitants
*1712 - of approx. 850 inhabitants
*1809 - 1,840 inhabitants
*1900 - 3,616 inhabitants *1946 - 8,298 inhabitants
*1986 - approx. 15,000 inhabitants
*1990 - of 14,242 inhabitants
*1993 - 13,376 inhabitants
*2003 - 10,892 inhabitants
*2004 - 11,201 inhabitants

Partnerships between cities

The city Grimmen has partnerships with four further cities out France, Poland and Lower Saxony. The twin cities are:

#Chateaulin
#Czaplinek
#Kamień Pomorski (Cammin)
#Osterholz-Scharmbeck

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten

Buildings

Oldest building of the city is the pc. Marienkirche, which was already built in the year 1267. To the most important objects of interest further the out earlygothical time coming 3 brick gates belong to the city. These are:
* the mill gate (probably builds around 1320)
* the Stralsunder gate (probably builds around 1320)
* Greifswalder gate (probably builds between 1350 and 1400).
* the High School Grimmen (it has unfortunately still no name) was built 1993 and is to today the first and only Grimmens, it is the third most modern High School of Germany.Further objects of interest are around 1400 the city hall built in the gothical style as well as the 1933 established water tower of the city.

Park

Grimmen possesses a Zoo, in which over 250 animals from 50 different kinds can be visited. The park was opened 1957 and is characterized by the large variety in plants and green areas.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

*The theologian and translator of Scandinavian literature God-dear Christian Friedrich Mohnike were born 1781 in Grimmen.
*From Grimmen comes also the lady journalist Heike Götz (* 1964).

External links

* [http://www.grimmen.de/ Homepage von Grimmen]
* [http://erwin-rosenthal.de/vorpommern/die_st%E4dte_grimmern,_franzburg,_richtenberg.htm Grimmen-Bilder]