Ratzeburg
Ratzeburg | |
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Ratzeburg Cathedral | |
Location of Ratzeburg within Herzogtum Lauenburg district ![]() | |
Herzogtum Lauenburg | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eckhard Graf |
Area | |
• Total | 30.29 km2 (11.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 14,553 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 23909 |
Dialling codes | 04541 |
Vehicle registration | RZ |
Website | www.ratzeburg.de |
Ratzeburg (German pronunciation: [ˈʁatsəbʊɐ̯k]; Low German: Ratzborg) is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by four lakes—the resulting isthmuses between the lakes form the access lanes to the town. Ratzeburg is the capital of the district Herzogtum Lauenburg.
History
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The town was founded in the 11th century as Racisburg. The name is traditionally derived from the local
Henry the Lion became the ruler of the town in 1143 and established a bishopric in 1154. He was also responsible for the construction of the late Romanesque Cathedral (Dom), built in typical north German 'red-brick' style. Henry also prompted the construction of the similar-looking Lübeck Cathedral and Brunswick Collegiate Church with his remains interred in the latter.
Since 1180 part of Ratzeburg diocesan area formed a
Though the town of Ratzeburg was part of the Ratzeburg diocese, the town itself was not within the territory of the Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg, but formed a part of the old
Ratzeburg briefly was part of the
From 1945 to 1989 the
Sport
Ratzeburg is known for its Olympic champion Ratzeburg Rowing Club, which was responsible for training, among others, the gold medalists at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. The grave of Ernst Barlach, perhaps the most notable creative artist to have made his home in Ratzeburg, is located in one of the town's cemeteries.
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
- Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1470–1543), nobleman, buried here
- Gustav I of Sweden and thus Queen of Sweden
- Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1577–1656), Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg between 1619 and 1656.
- Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg (1675–1733), regent of Baden-Baden
- Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Rußwurm (1812–1893), German-Estonian pedagogue, ethnologist and historian
- Johannes Falke (1823–1876), a German historian.[3]
- ophthalmologist
- Ernst Catenhusen (1841–1918), a German conductor and composer, also active in the United States.[4]
- Ernst Barlach (1870–1938), sculptor
- Friedrich Weidemann (1871–1919), a German baritone, lead singer at the Vienna State Opera
- Jürgen Hinzpeter (1937–2016), German journalist best known for his coverage of the Gwangju Uprising.
- Günter Harder (born 1938), German mathematician, specializing in arithmetic geometry and number theory.
Sport
- Karl Adam (1912–1976), rowing coach
- Klaus Behrens (1941–2022), a German rower, silver medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Florian Mennigen (born 1982), German rower, gold medallist. at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Gallery
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Altar of the Ratzeburg Cathedral
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Ratzeburg Cathedral (inner view)
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St. Peter Church
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St. Peter Church(inner view)
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The gate to the Cathedral
References
- Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ "Partnerstädte in Europa". ratzeburg.de (in German). Ratzeburg. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 149. .
- ^ Kobbé, Gustav (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. Vol. I. p. 557.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ancient See of Ratzeburg". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
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- Official website
(in German)