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43-573: The town of Dassow in the district Nordwestmecklenburg is the only large settlement on the shores of the bay. The Dassower See is a saltwater bay, which together with the Pötenitzer Wiek is almost fully cut off from the open sea and the Bay of Lübeck by the Priwall Peninsula . The bay is approximately 8-square-kilometre (3 sq mi) in area and has a funnel-like shape extending outwards from

86-461: A district within Travemünde ). Dassow has today banks, medical practices, a pharmacy, kindergarten and school as well as all the necessary infrastructure facilities, which a modern town should exhibit as a center for the surrounding communities. An extensive scheme of reconstruction for the historical old part of town has been taken in hand. Development of the town's tourism potential has also become

129-689: A part of Lübeck, within the West Germany . The settlement of Dassow in post 1919 Germany acquired the status of a town only in the year 1938: there was, however, another Dassow to the east. Daszewo in Poland is approximately 200 miles (320 km) to the east of Dassow in Germany. Between 1720 and 1919 Daszewo was in Pomerania , a Prussian province subsequently subsumed into the German state . During these years Daszewo

172-725: A priority in recent years. Over 30 companies are located in the trade area Holmer Berg , among them the Popcorn Company PCO group, that is well known in Europe, and two medical technology companies including the Euroimmun company with headquarter in Lübeck.. The PCO Group has its headquarters in Dassow with distribution throughout Europe . The PCO Group was formed January 1, 2006, as a merger of The Popcorn Company and Octagon GmbH. The city of Dassow

215-400: A restaurant and hotel with 23 rooms in 1999. The name for Dassow, Germany is of Slavic origin. The original name was "Dartzowe" which is Slavic for thorn bush. Over the years the name changed to "Dartzow", "Darsowe", "Dassaw" and finally "Dassow". The city is probably named after the thorn bushes growing on rocky ground near the city. The city crest for Dassow, Germany is a castle gate with

258-414: A thorn bush growing in it. In the middle of the twelfth century, a German castle with a small settlement around it emerged from the formerly Slavic castle, strategically positioned on the road connecting Lübeck and Wismar . The church of St Nicholas is built in the early Gothic style and constructed of brick, characteristic of a region without ready access to building stone. It was already included in

301-405: Is located on Federal Highway 105 ( Bundesstraße 105 Lübeck – Wismar ). Important connecting roads lead to Klütz / Boltenhagen , near Schönberg and Priwall . Bundesautobahn 20 (Lübeck – Rostock ) is located 12 Kilometers to the south. The next station is 7 km drive to neighboring city through Schönberg (Strecke Lübeck – Wismar). A pass connected Dassow to these cities until the end of

344-571: Is situated on a bay of the Baltic Sea , 20 km east of Lübeck and 2 km south of Lübeck- Travemünde . It is also close to the cities of Wismar and Schwerin , and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region . Dassow has been one of the eleven municipalities and districts within the Schönberg administrative region since January 1, 2005. The Dassow metropolitan area extends from

387-486: Is the capital of the district of Northwestern Mecklenburg . The city's natural harbour is protected by a promontory . The uninhabited island of Walfisch , lying between Wismar and the island of Poel , administratively belongs to the borough of Wismar-Wendorf. It is estimated that Wismar was founded in 1226 under Henry Borwin I, Lord of Mecklenburg from the House of Mecklenburg , a German dynasty of Slavic origin also known as

430-535: Is the only remainder of the original Brick Gothic edifice, built during the first half of the 13th century. It suffered heavy damage in World War II, and was partially razed in 1960 during the East German era. St. Mary's Church and the church of St. Nicholas ( Nikolaikirche ) with its very lofty vaulting, built from 1381 to 1460, serve as prime examples of Lübeck 's St. Mary's Churches architectural influence on

473-455: The Baltic Sea , directly opposite the island of Poel , that separates the Bay of Wismar from the larger Bay of Mecklenburg . The city lies in the middle between the two larger port cities of Lübeck in the west, and Rostock in the east, and the state capital of Schwerin is located south of the city on Lake Schwerin . Wismar lies in the northeastern corner of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region , and

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516-825: The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and later in the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . Wismar is a typical representative of the Hanseatic League with its city-wide Brick Gothic structures and iconic gabled patrician houses and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List alongside the historical old town of Stralsund in 2002. Wismar is the seat of Hochschule Wismar , a university of applied sciences, one of nine institutions of higher education in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. With MV Werften Wismar ,

559-467: The Hanseatic City of Wismar ( Hansestadt Wismar ) is, with around 43,000 inhabitants, the sixth-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , and the fourth-largest city of Mecklenburg after Rostock , Schwerin and Neubrandenburg . The city was the third-largest port city in former East Germany after Rostock and Stralsund . Wismar is located on the Bay of Wismar of

602-725: The Holy Roman Empire , the Kings of Sweden in their role as imperial princes were entitled to a seat in the Imperial Diet . Wismar became administrative center of Wismar town and the districts of Pod and Neukloster , and after 1653 the Fürstenhof (prince's court) served as the seat of the supreme court for all Swedish dominions in the Holy Roman Empire. Wismar's fortifications were extended into an effective all-round defence system under

645-561: The Obotrites or Niklotides. In 1259, the city became part of the Hanseatic League . Throughout its history, the city has been under control of various German states as well as the Swedish Empire . It was part of Sweden from 1648 until 1803 (de jure until 1903, when Sweden officially renounced its claims to the city), and this Swedish chapter of the city is celebrated annually with a large "Sweden Celebration". From 1815 until 1918, Wismar lay in

688-746: The Occupation Zone Agreements of the Yalta Conference Wismar became a part of the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany on 1 July 1945, as British troops retreated and Soviet troops took control over the area. During the 1949 to 1990 era of the German Democratic Republic , Wismar became East Germany's second-largest port, after Rostock and developed a shipbuilding industry. Although the GDR government had pledged to restore

731-568: The Ratzeburg Tithes Register (Ratzeburger Zehntregister) of 1230, at which time the parish belonged to the bishopric of Ratzeburg . The church tower is more recent, dating from the sixteenth century. The town's commercial traditions are evidenced by a large eighteenth-century warehouse at the mouth of the Stepenitz River . Here agricultural and other produce from the surrounding area could be gathered for onward conveyance to

774-746: The US Census Bureau , Dassow is the 52,272nd most popular family name (surname) in the United States with a frequency of 0.000% and a percentile is 86.286. The majority of Dassows in the United States live in Wisconsin with the largest concentration in Medford, Wisconsin . There are approximately 187 Dassow households in the United States. Outside of the United States , Germany has the largest concentration of Dassows. There are few Dassow households outside of

817-509: The 12th century as Visemer, Wismar (1147, 1167), Wyssemaria (1229) [1] and is probably of Slavic origin although finally disputed. Wismar could have the same os . origin like the german city Weimar Wismar was part of the Western Slavic Obotrites ' territory. The exact date of the city's foundation is not clear. In the oldest existing document of Wismar of 1229 its civic rights are already established. In 1301 Wismar came under

860-474: The 13th and 14th centuries Wismar had grown into a flourishing Hanseatic trading hub and an important center of wool processing. Although around 2,000 of its inhabitants perished during the plague of 1376, the town remained reasonably prosperous until the 16th century. With the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 Wismar came under the territorial control of Sweden . Through the acquisition of Wismar and other dominions in

903-646: The 1940s. Public buses connect Dassow with Grevesmühlen, Schönberg, Travemünde-Priwall and via Klütz also Boltenhagen. Dassow is also a family name that most likely derives from the town of Dassow, Germany. The standard pronunciation of Dassow is D AE1 S OW0. The earliest recorded person with the last name of Dassow is Hinrich Dassow who was born about 1610 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and died January 16, 1690, in Biestow, Germany. He married in 1640 and had five children including Hans Dassow. There were 48 people with

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946-762: The Baltic Sea coast (between Klützer Winkel and the Priwall Peninsula ) to the banks of the Pötenitzer Wiek and the Dassower See up to the delta of the Maurine which flows into the Stepenitz . The town center is at the entrance of the Stepenitz as it flows into the Dassower See, which forms a side bay of the Trave into the Baltic Sea at sea level. In the hilly area northeast of Dassow,

989-464: The Dassower See is one of the largest bird reserves in Germany. The lake provides refuge and is also an important migration and wintering area for Nordic water fowl that shelter on its two islands of grass and reeds. The entire shore of the Dassower See and the bay itself have been protected by the European Union since 1983. Tourism and land development was not permitted until German reunification as

1032-637: The Trave delta without hindrance. The castle of Schloss Lütgenhof is situated on the shore of the Dassower See. Moritz von Paepcke designed and built this castle in 1839. Mast-Jägermeister AG converted Schloss Lütgenhof to a restaurant and hotel with twenty-three rooms in 1999. Dassow Dassow ( German pronunciation: [ˈdaso] ) is a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , Germany . It

1075-720: The United States and Germany: Two in Canada , two in Australia , seven in Great Britain and an unknown number in Brazil . There are a number of locations with the name Dassow. Trinity Lutheran Church is located at W5334 Dassow Avenue, Medford, WI 54451. There is also a Dassow Road in Medford, Wisconsin. There are a Dassow Park and Dassow Milling Company Dam in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin . There

1118-602: The capital of the district of Nordwestmecklenburg . The historical old town, centered on the huge marketplace (one of the largest in northern Germany at 10,000 m or 110,000 sq ft), is characterized by town houses, manufacture and trading structures of the Hanseatic League, built in Brick Gothic style during the 13th to 15th centuries, 19th-century Romanesque Revival architecture and Art Nouveau houses. Distinctive buildings and military works, built during

1161-408: The city is one of three cruise ship-producing locations of MV Werften (along with Rostock and Stralsund ), and the shipyard with its tall white-blue hall is one of the city's largest employers. St. George's, St. Nicholas' and St. Mary's, of which only the tower is left standing, are the three iconic sacred buildings dominating the skyline of Wismar. The name of the settlement was first recorded in

1204-490: The entire lakeshore range was a restricted area. The GDR had erected a wall, several metres high, along the shore, so the lake could not be seen from East Germany. Entering the prohibited area was possible only with special permission. The border runs along the flood line, so that during normal water levels a narrow strip along the bank belongs to Schleswig-Holstein which was part of the Federal Republic. Thus, boats could ply

1247-429: The entire region. The Fürstenhof , a richly decorated specimen of early Italian Renaissance style was once a ducal residence and served later as the seat of the municipal authorities. Built from 1552 to 1565, it was restored from 1877 to 1879. The Old School , dating from about 1300, has not been restored yet. The town hall, rebuilt in 1829, houses a gallery of paintings. The Fine Arts Municipal Gallery Baumhaus

1290-453: The great port at nearby Lübeck . More recently, as the most north westerly town in the former German Democratic Republic , Dassow found itself till 1989 at the heart of a restricted zone, accessible only to those able to obtain a special pass from the East German authorities. The town was separated by a wall from its lake during most of this period, since the lake remained administratively

1333-424: The last name of Dassow who migrated to the United States via ship between December 10, 1853, and April 7, 1890. They primarily departed from Hamburg , Germany and all arrived at New York City . There was also a group of people with the last name of Dassow who came to Brazil during the period of the German colonization of Southern Brazil and of the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 1830 to 1870. According to

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1376-411: The local churches and historic sites that had been heavily bombed during the war, this commitment was for the most part not fulfilled. After German reunification in 1990, churches and all historic buildings in the city's town center were restored, and the old towns of Wismar and Stralsund ( c. 110 km or 70 mi to the east), were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites . In 2011, Wismar became

1419-575: The mouth of the River Stepenitz in the southeast and narrowing again in the northwest where it enters the Pötenitzer Wiek to approximately 300 metres (980 ft). At the mouth of the Stepenitz, near the Dassow Bridge , is a small landing stage for fishing boats from Dassow. The bay belongs to the city of Lübeck, and its entire shoreline forms part of the western border of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . As home to approximately 30 kinds of duck,

1462-962: The now well established department store chain Karstadt in Wismar. During World War II , it was the location of a forced labour subcamp of the Nazi prison in Bützow-Dreibergen . Wismar was heavily bombed and destroyed by Allied air raids . As the line of contact between Soviet and other Allied armies formed in Europe at the end of the war, Wismar was captured by the British 6th Airborne Division 's 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion on 2 May 1945, James Hill commanding, in accordance with Operation Eclipse. On 7 May 1945 British Field Marshal Montgomery and Soviet Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky met in Wismar. In accord with

1505-677: The period of Swedish control during the 17th and the 18th centuries provide another layer of cultural influence. The market square's focal point is the Wasserkunst , an elaborate wrought-iron fountain imported from Holland in 1602. The northern side of the square is occupied by the Town Hall, built in Neoclassical style from 1817 to 1819. Another notable building on the square is a Brick Gothic patrician's home ( Bürgerhaus ) called Alter Schwede (Old Swede), erected around 1380. St. George's Church,

1548-594: The production of iron and steel, roofing-felt, asphalt, paper and machine industry. International sea trade took place at the local harbour, which was deep enough to admit vessels of up to five metres (16 ft) draught at its quays. Exports included grains, oil-seeds and butter as coal, timber and iron were imported. Wismar was production site for several railroad rolling stock manufacturers and since 1933 home to Norddeutsche Dornier-Werke of aircraft manufacturer Dornier . On 14 May 1881 Rudolph Karstadt opened his first shop ( Tuch-, Manufaktur- und Konfektionsgeschäft ) of

1591-407: The right of redemption after 100 years. In view of this contingent right of Sweden, Wismar was not represented at the diet of Mecklenburg-Schwerin until 1897. In 1903, Sweden finally renounced its claims to the town. Wismar still retains a few relics of its old privileges, including the right to fly its own flag. By the end of the 19th century Wismar's most important manufacturing branches were

1634-413: The rule of the House of Mecklenburg . In 1259 Wismar joined a defensive agreement with Lübeck and Rostock , in order to effectively counter the numerous Baltic pirates. Subsequently more cities of the northern Holy Roman Empire would agree to cooperate as commerce and trade was increasingly coordinated and regulated. These policies would provide the basis for the development of the Hanseatic League . By

1677-467: The supervision of Field Marshal Erik Dahlbergh . Remains of these fortifications have been preserved, among other places, in the ‘Lindengarten' to the east of the wall of the old city. During the Scanian War , the town was besieged and captured by Danish forces in 1675. In 1803, Sweden ceded both the town and lordship to the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin for 1,258,000 Riksdalers , but reserved

1720-410: The terrain reaches 58 m over the banks of the Dassower See and the Stepenitz, as well as parts of the coastal region, which are protected nature reserves . Dassow is the only large settlement on the bank of the Dassower See. Schloss Lütgenhof is also situated on the banks of the Dassower See. Moritz von Paepcke designed and built this castle in 1839. Mast-Jägermeister AG converted Schloss Lütgenhof to

1763-507: The third so-named edifice on the site, dates from 1404. It had escaped major damage during most of World War II, but on 14 April 1945, three weeks before the end of the war it was badly damaged by " Blockbuster bombs " dropped by the British Royal Air Force. Reconstruction after German reunification, costing some 40 million Euros, was completed in 2010. The 80-metre-high (260 ft) tower church of St. Mary's Church ( Marienkirche )

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1806-916: Was a Dassow School in Livingston County, Illinois , which is in Central Illinois . St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Germanville began meeting in a building known as the Dassow School in 1879. In 1901, a new building was constructed at a cost of $ 1,300, on land donated by the Froedbe family. There is a Dassow Court in Alpharetta, Georgia . Erwin Geschonneck plays Luden Dassow in the movie Tambari (1977). Wismar Wismar ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɪsmaʁ] ; Low German : Wismer ), officially

1849-459: Was usually known to English speakers as Dassow, this being its German name. Confusion may arise between these two north German settlements both called, in German , Dassow. Districts within the city of Dassow with its old core including Vorwerk and Siedlung are: In a clockwise direction, beginning in the north, the following cities and municipalities border on Dassow: Kalkhorst , Roggenstorf , Papenhusen , Schönberg and Lübeck (Priwall, now

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