Dassow, Administrative municipality in Nordwestmecklenburg district, Germany.
Description
Dassow is a port town on the Lübeck Bay in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The municipality extends across several districts and provides access to the Baltic Sea with historical harbor facilities.
History
The area was shaped by a German castle built in the 12th century on an earlier Slavic site. This location between Lübeck and Wismar made it an important trading place on the region's trade route.
Culture
The Saint Nicholas Church with its early brick Gothic style shapes religious life and the town center today. The building shows medieval brick construction techniques and remains a place for community gatherings.
Practical
When visiting, you will find several districts like Feldhusen and Groß Voigtshagen that are easy to reach on foot. The town offers access to medical facilities and schools for longer stays.
Did you know?
A warehouse from the 18th century at the Stepenitz River outlet recalls the time of grain and product trade by ship. This simple structure shows how farmers and merchants once organized their goods before export.
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Schloss Johannstorf
3.6 km
Dassower See
4.3 km
Tigerpark Dassow
1.5 km
Outpost One
1 km
Schloss Lütgenhof
900 m
Küstenlandschaft zwischen Priwall und Barendorf mit Harkenbäkniederung
6.7 km
Nikolaikirche
309 m
Hafenspeicher Dassow
840 m
Church in Kalkhorst
8.2 km
Dassower Brücke
878 m
Dassower See, Inseln Buchhorst und Graswerder (Plönswerder)
3.6 km
Altenteilerkate
295 m
Uferzone Dassower See
3.5 km
Burgwall Feldhusen
4.8 kmGroßsteingrab Feldhusen
5.1 kmStepenitz- und Maurine-Niederung
3.2 kmGroßsteingrab Prieschendorf
1.9 kmGroßsteingrab Holm
2.7 km
Church in Elmenhorst
8.2 km
St. Michael
409 mFeldmark und Uferzone an Untertrave und Dassower See
2.2 km
Küste Klützer Winkel und Ufer von Dassower See und Trave
5.9 kmMinimare
8 kmBurgwall Feldhusen
4.8 kmHundestrand
8.6 kmDie zwei Riesenfrauen im Dassower See
733 mMemorial, commemorative plaque
463 mFriedhof Siechenhaus
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