Damshagen
Damshagen is a municipality in the northern part of the North West in Mecklenburg -Vorpommern, Germany. It is administered by the Office Klützer angle with headquarters in the city Klutz.
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Geography
Damshagen is located in Klützer angle between the towns of Greve mills, Klutz and the coastal Bolton.
The municipality consists of the villages Damshagen, village Gutov, Reppenhagen, yard Gutov, yard Reppenhagen, Kussow, Moor, Parin, Pohnstorf, Rolofshagen, parking Hagen and Welzin.
History
In 1230 the city was first called in Ratzeburg tithe register that the time to the diocese of Ratzeburg belonging villages ordered by parishes listed as a Thomas Hagen. The first mention of Steller Hagen, today Stellshagen and Wulsin, today Welzin be dated to the year 1230. The name appears Damshagen 1370 for the first time as Damme Hagen. The first owner of the Knights Damshagen Marquard was named by Thomas Hagen.
The place name derives from the Slavic Welzin of locator Volca (Wolf), that means place of Volcán.
Even before 1336 must have possessed of Plessen ownership and rights in Damshagen and remained for over 600 years the owner of the goods in Damshagen. After 1990, they were able to acquire part of the arable land.
On 1 July 1961, the municipality was created in its present form by the incorporation Reppenhagens. On 7 June 2009 the municipalities moor Rolofshagen and Damshagen merged to form the new municipality Damshagen.
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The ownership of the goods and its newly built in the 20th century manor house are as follows:
Structures
Worth seeing is the rather large brick gothic church of St. Thomas in the 14th century with the baroque altar of the Lübeck sculptor Jerome Hassberg from 1724 and an organ dating from 1844.
The manor house was begun in 1914 and completed by the outbreak of war until 1916. Architecturally significant is also erected around 1910 " Chamberlain House " next to the parsonage. The large rectory dates from the 18th century, the church hall was built in the 19th century. The preacher 's widow house in the parish homestead was built in 1907 canceled.
Southeast of the village stood on the Muhlenberg (27 m) a windmill whose remains were removed in 1956.
Attractions
- Village church of St. Thomas in Damshagen
- Neoclassical mansion Damshagen from the early 20th century
- Manor houses in Parin and Stellshagen
- Stone Age village Kussow, open-air museum
Economy and infrastructure
Of national gastronomic importance is the manor house located in the district of Stellshagen Stellshagen.
Also on regional significance of the algae workshop in Damshagen. In their paper is scooped with the addition of Baltic algae and seaweed by hand. It is intended especially as a tourist attraction for guests.
The former village fire brigade is a small restaurant.
In addition to primary and secondary school and a daycare there Damshagen in a doctor's office and a sports hall.
Transport links
Damshagen can be reached via the link road from Greve mills ( on the associated highway connecting the Baltic Sea motorway A 20). At the 1995 set by Deutsche Bahn and then at times even operated as a museum train railway Grevesmühlen - Klutz ( " Klützer coffee burner" ) had the districts Stellshagen and yard Reppenhagen respective breakpoints. Meanwhile, the tracks are removed.
Others
The community Damshagen led from 2005 until the merger municipality on June 7, 2009, designed by Michael Zapfe coat of arms whose blazon was as follows: " In the split by a wave cut top plate in a gold border black bull; obliquely crossed below in blue: a golden ax and a golden lance, bewinkelt of four golden beets. "
The wave cut symbolized the location on Damshagener Bach. The bull turned in a modified form is the heraldic animal of Plessen, in whose possession was the village from 1336 to 1945. The hoe pointed to the force applied by German settlers clearing settlement, the lance was the patron of the church, the Saint Thomas. Turnips are a staple crop in the region, the number symbolizing the four existing districts.