Bützow

Bützow is a town in the district of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, centered on Bützower See.HistoryThe town was first mentioned in 1171. From 1815 to 1918 Bützow was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.On 5 May 2015, the town was struck by an F3 tornado which caused severe damage to many buildings, including the local hospital.CultureMedieval Bützow Castle is located in Bützow. The town also has a medieval Brick Gothic church, which contains an altarpiece made by the Master of the Bützow Altarpiece (1503).Sons and daughters of the town Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten (1768-1810), mineralogist Else Hirsch (1889-1943), Jewish teacher Eckhard Martens (born 1951), rower Torsten Fröhling (born 1966), soccer player and football coach Andrea Philipp (born 1971), athlete and OlympianPeople who have worked in Bützow Sophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1678-1749), Duchess of Mecklenburg, lived in Bützow and founded here the German Reformed community Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (1732-1787), mathematician, twice rector of the University of Bützow