Grabow (Amt)
Grabow is an Amt in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Its seat is in the town of Grabow.
The Amt Grabow borders the state of Brandenburg and is a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Its area is 361.15 square kilometres (139.44 sq mi) inhabited by a population of almost 11,000, resulting in a population density of 30 per square kilometer.[1] It was founded on 1 January 2005 as a merger of the Amt Grabow-Land and the independent town of Grabow.[1][2] On 1 January 2016, Grabow annexed the municipality Steesow, resulting in the Amt loosing one member.[3] The Amt Grabow publishes a monthly Amtsblatt called Grabower Amtsanzeiger which, besides informing about administrative decisions, also writes about including events, associations, schools, and other things in the Amt. It is also available as a free PDF on the official website.[4]
It consists of the following municipalities:
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Das Amt | Amt Grabow". www.grabow.de. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "Stadtgeschichte | Amt Grabow". www.grabow.de. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "Vertrag über die Eingemeindung der Gemeinde Steesow zur Stadt Grabow". 2015-10-05. Archived from the original on 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Amtsanzeiger | Amt Grabow". www.grabow.de. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
External links
[edit]- Official website, shared with the town of Grabow
| Ludwigslust-Parchim | |
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| Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | |
| Nordwestmecklenburg | |
| Rostock | |
| Vorpommern-Greifswald | |
| Vorpommern-Rügen | |
53°15′N 11°35′E / 53.250°N 11.583°E
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