Sternberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Sternberg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛʁnbɛʁk]) is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Sternberg
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Sternberg within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Sternberg
Sternberg
Coordinates: 53°42′N 11°49′E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.Sternberger Seenlandschaft
Government
 • MayorJochen Quandt
Area
 • Total67.67 km2 (26.13 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total4,124
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19406
Dialling codes03847
Vehicle registrationPCH
Websitewww.stadt-sternberg.de/

History
Image of Sternberg Jews carrying out host desecration

The town of Sternberg was founded during the Ostsiedlung[2] by duke Pribislaw I,[2][3] who chartered the town with German town law in 1248.[3] In the vicinity of the town are the remains of three earlier, Slavic settlements (near Groß Raden and Sternberger Burg within the current city limits, and near Groß Görnow). The Slavic settlement and ramparts near Groß Raden have been excavated and reconstructed and serve as a well-known open-air museum for the Slavic era.

Suzerainty over Sternberg was transferred from Pribislaw to the Prince of Mecklenburg following Pribislaw's expulsion in 1255. Sternberg became the favorite residence of duke Heinrich II. (the Lion) in 1310. In 1492, 27 Jews were burned on the Judenberg after being charged with Eucharistic Sacrilege, a fictitious crime used in Jewish pogroms throughout medieval and renaissance Europe. On June 20, 1549, the Reformation was introduced in Mecklenburg as a result of a special council (Landtag) on the Sagsdorfer Bridge in Sternberg. In 1628, during the Thirty Years' War Albrecht von Wallenstein held council here.

Geography

The city is located southwest of Rostock, southeast of Wismar, and northeast of Schwerin. It is located near the Warnow River.

People

References
  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2019". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2020.
  2. Foster, Elżbieta; Willich, Cornelia; Kempke, Torsten, eds. (2007). Ortsnamen und Siedlungsentwicklung. Das nördliche Mecklenburg im Früh- und Hochmittelalter. Forschungen zur Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Mitteleuropa. 31. p. 42.
  3. Berger, Dieter, ed. (1993). Duden. Geographische Namen in Deutschland. p. 251.
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