Country Germany Elevation 49 m (161 ft) Postal codes 17089 Local time Wednesday 8:13 PM Population 388 (31 Dec 2008) Municipal assoc. Treptower Tollensewinkel | State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 17.13 km² Postal code 17089 Dialling code 039993 | |
 | ||
District Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Weather 6°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 65% Humidity | ||
Gnevkow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Contents
Map of Gnevkow, Germany
Districts
Gnevkow is made up of the following five districts:
Gnevkow, Marienhöhe, Letzin, Letzin-Siedlung, Prützen,
History
Gnevkow was first mentioned 1268. The place belonged until 1818 to the Klempenow Castle. In 1862, 421 inhabitants had the village Gnewkow with the State Manor Estate (Staatsdomänenvorwerk) and Marienhöhe.
Village Church
The village church in Gnevkow is a render boulder church dating from the 15th century. The altar wall shows holy figures from the first half 16th century. The pulpit basket out of the 17th century is flanked of two Mary figures and two angels (14th century and first half 16th century). Next to the western gable wall is new bell frame with a bell dating from 1827. Between 1999 and 2003, the foundation, walls and roof of the church were repaired.
Domäne Gnevkow (Gnevkow Manor House)
The manor house was built between 1860 and 1862 to manage the immediate estate, the construction taking the standard estate (Domäne) form with the manor house at the far end of a large courtyard with a pond and barns to either side.