Neuburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Neuburg (up to 31 December 2001, Neuburg- Steinhausen ) is a municipality in the northeast of the county Northwest in Mecklenburg -Vorpommern ( Germany ). It is the administrative seat of the Office of the same name, composed of five more communities.

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  • 3.2 Other
  • 4.1 Road Access

Geography

The community Neuburg is between Wismar and Neubukow in a ground moraine, located about 12 km from the coast opposite the island of Poel. The highest point of the municipality lies at 101 m above sea level. NN.

Community structure

To include the districts of Neuburg

  • Hagebök
  • Ilow
  • Kartlow
  • Lischow
  • Madsow
  • Nantrow
  • Neuendorf
  • New Farpen
  • New Nantrow
  • Steinhausen
  • Tatow
  • Tilly mountain
  • Vogelsang
  • Zarnekow

History

Neuburg appeared in 1219 the first time in a document. The name indicates one of two obotritischen castles. One of the two was the Ilenburg or castle Ilow in the same district. The eponymous Neuburg was located west of the resort, on a current sports ground and is still visible.

In recent years, Neuburg has developed into a regional center of the surrounding countryside and became a popular residential location. In addition to medical practices and care facilities, the community has with the Regional School including primary school and the folk high school ( in the district of Vogelsang ) a good infrastructure.

Incorporations

On July 1, 1950 Kartlow were incorporated to Neuburg and Zarnekow to Steinhausen. On April 1, 1959, the new church Neuburg- Steinhausen created by the merger of the two eponymous places. On 1 January 2002, the municipalities of Neuburg- Steinhausen and Hagebök merged to form the new municipality of Neuburg.

Attractions

The Neuburger Church is one of the oldest village churches in Mecklenburg. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the diocese of Schwerin and provost Biitzow, today it belongs to the provost Bukow the church district Wismar the Mecklenburg State Church. You already receiving in 1229 an own daughter church in Dreveskirchen. Order in 1266 she participates in the income of the Council cellar in Wismar due to a foundation of Henry the pilgrim. The pastors have been Fridericus ( 1219 ) far mostly known by name. Since 1306 the church stood in Neuburg in close contact with the monastery of Doberan, since Prince Henry II of Mecklenburg in 1306 with the Doberan Abbot John of Elbing in 1306 an extensive land swaps carried out in the course of 14 hooves in Neuburg, together with the patronage of the Church in Neuburg, including daughter church of the monastery fell. The daughter church in Dreveskirchen was separated and made ​​independent by the bishop Hermann von Schwerin 1318.

The church itself is a single- brick building of the period of transition from the brick Romanesque to Gothic brick architecture with a rectangular, almost square and purely Gothic tower from a later period and a likewise rectangular, vaulted choir. Granite as a building material is only found in the base area of the choir. Externally you can see the transitional style of the nave to the slot windows that are in marked contrast to the clearly Gothic windows of the three-storey bell-tower. It is not clear whether the bricked arches of the nave permit the conclusion that formerly existing aisles or whether they were only planned and never made it to execute.

More

  • Wallenberg with open air theater
  • Farpener reservoir
  • Windmill in the district Nantrow
  • Former Slavic castle Neuburg

See also: List of monuments in Neuburg (Mecklenburg)

Economy and Transport

Agriculture, trade and services dominate the economic life of the community.

Transport links

Neuburg is located on the main road 105 and the parallel railway line Wismar -Rostock.

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