Bützow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
🇩🇪 Bützow is a town in the district of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany, centered on Bützower See.
History The town was first mentioned in 1171. From 1815 to 1918 Bützow was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, from 1871 within the German Empire.
From 1933 to 1945, during Nazi rule and World War II, a Nazi prison was operated in the Dreibergen district with multiple forced labour subcamps located in various places in the region. After the war, the town was part of East Germany until 1990.
On 5 May 2015, the town was struck by an F3 tornado which caused severe damage to many buildings, including the local hospital. This tornado grew to 1.5km wide (1500m)
Culture Medieval Bützow Castle is located in Bützow. The town also has a medieval Brick Gothic church, which contains an altarpiece made by the Master of the Bützow Altarpiece (1503). Bützow also has one of the last German monuments dedicated to Lenin, a memorial stone located at Leninring.
Europe/Berlin/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Bützow has a population of over 7,970 people. Bützow also forms part of the wider Rostock District which has a population of over 221,000 people. Bützow is situated near Güstrow.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Bützow has links with:
🇩🇪 Eckernförde, Germany🇩🇪 Bad Schwartau 53.917
🇨🇦 Prince George 53.917
🇩🇪 Schwandorf 12.1
🇩🇪 Regensburg 12.102
🇩🇪 Halle (Saale) 11.967
🇩🇪 Weißenfels 11.967
🇸🇪 Gothenburg 11.961
🇮🇹 Castelfranco Veneto 11.933
Locations Near: Bützow 11.9833,53.85
🇩🇪 Güstrow 12.177,53.796 d: 14.1
🇩🇪 Rostock 12.132,54.079 d: 27.3
🇩🇪 Wismar 11.462,53.894 d: 34.6
🇩🇪 Schwerin 11.417,53.626 d: 44.8
🇩🇪 Ludwigslust 11.499,53.321 d: 67
🇩🇰 Nykøbing Falster 11.876,54.765 d: 102
🇩🇰 Guldborgsund 11.877,54.768 d: 102.3
🇩🇪 Stralsund 13.067,54.3 d: 86.6
Antipodal to: Bützow -168.017,-53.85
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16326.6
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15608.8
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15553.3
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15675.8
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11740.6
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11649.3
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11635.1
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11630.9