Röbel
Röbel (German: [ˈʁøːbl̩] (
listen)) is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Müritz, 25 km north of Wittstock, and 27 km southwest of Waren. It is part of the Amt Röbel-Müritz.
Röbel | |
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 Aerial view | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Röbel within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°22′34″N 12°36′22″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte |
| Municipal assoc. | Röbel-Müritz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andreas Sprick (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.17 km2 (11.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,999 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17207 |
| Dialling codes | 039931 |
| Vehicle registration | MÜR |
| Website | www.stadt-roebel.de |
Lake Müritz in Röbel
Sights
The museum Engelscher Hof and the half-timbered former synagogue provide a permanent exhibition on Mecklenburg's Jewish history, commemorating - among other things - the life and work of Israel Jacobson, formerly consistorial president in the Kingdom of Westphalia and feudal landlord in Jördenstorf.
Röbel's historical Jewish centre, the synagogue.
Windmill
The sons and daughters of Röbels
Grit Breuer (82), Katrin Schreiter, Petra Krug
- Franz Engel (1834–1920), ethnologist and biologist, research traveler
- Gustav Melkert (1890–1943), secretary of the agricultural workers' union in the then district of Waren / Müritz and member of the SPD. Used as a Nazi resister. After him, a street in the district of Gildekamp is named.
- Julius Runge (1843–1922), painter
- Grit Breuer (born 1972), athlete
- Otto Strack (1856-1935), architect</ref> US Passport Application in 1912</ref> Worked in Chicago, Milwaukee and New York City. Designed Pabst Hotel in New York. Noted to using steel beams in theaters, early sky scrapers.
References
External links
Media related to Röbel/Müritz at Wikimedia Commons
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