Testorf-Steinfort

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Testorf-Steinfort
Testorf-Steinfort
Map of Germany, position of the municipality of Testorf-Steinfort highlighted

Coordinates: 53 ° 46 '  N , 11 ° 16'  E

Basic data
State : Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County : Northwest Mecklenburg
Office : Grevesmühlen-Land
Height : 56 m above sea level NHN
Area : 23.87 km 2
Residents: 623 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 26 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 23936
Primaries : 038822, 038871, 038424
License plate : NWM, GDB, GVM, WIS
Community key : 13 0 74 077
Office administration address: Rathausplatz 1
23936 Grevesmühlen
Website : www.grevesmuehlen.de
Mayor : Hans-Jürgen Vitense
Location of the community Testorf-Steinfort in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg
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Testorf-Steinfort is a municipality in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The municipality is administered by the Grevesmühlen-Land office with its seat in the city of Grevesmühlen , which forms an administrative community with the office.

The community Testorf-Steinfort was formed on January 1, 1999 from the formerly independent communities Testorf and Testorf-Steinfort.

geography

Testorf-Steinfort is about 10 km southeast of Grevesmühlen and about 20 km from Schwerin . The ground moraine area on the river is slightly hilly and reaches 77  m above sea level near the Schönhof district . NN .

Testorf-Steinfort is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Upahl in the north, Bobitz in the east, Alt Meteln in the southeast, Dalberg-Wendelstorf in the south, Mühlen Eichsen in the southwest and Rüting in the west.

In addition to Testorf-Steinfort, the districts of Testorf, Fräulein Steinfort, Harmshagen, Schönhof, Seefeld and Wüstenmark belong to the municipality.

history

Harmshagen: The estate owners were the Schwerin Cathedral (until 1791) as well as several families including Russow (until 1817), Thomsen (until 1841), Pauly (until 1885) and Flügger (until 1939). The neoclassical manor house based on plans by Theodor Krüger dates from 1860. On July 1, 1950, Harmshagen was incorporated into Testorf.

Schönhof: The estate was owned (from around 1500 (?)) By Heinrich von Bassewitz and its headquarters in the 17th and 18th centuries. Century of the family von Bassewitz (see also: Heinrich von Bassewitz (1469–1517), Achim von Bassewitz (before 1509–1560), Joachim von Bassewitz (1534–1610), Karl Ulrich von Bassewitz (1601–1666), Joachim Lütke von Bassewitz (1656–1745) and Detlof Hans von Bassewitz (1688–1764), Ulrich Carl von Bassewitz (1729–1798), Ulrich Carl Adolph von Bassewitz (1781–1866)). The unrenovated mansion (from?) Is still preserved. On July 1, 1950, the village of Fräulein Steinfort was incorporated into Schönhof, and from July 1, 1961, Schönhof was part of the Testorf-Steinfort community.

Testorf was a typical estate village with a leased estate of around 522 hectares in the 19th century. The manor house has been preserved.

Wüstenmark was an old farming village that was largely able to retain its structure. The place was incorporated on January 1, 1956.

politics

coat of arms

Testorf-Steinfort coat of arms
 Blazon : “Divided by a blue wave thread; Above in gold on the division three green chestnut trees in beams with a black trunk and silver flowers; below, in green, the silver-clad bust of a virgin, accompanied on both sides by a red, golden rape blossom. "

The coat of arms was designed by Roland Bornschein from Wismar . It was approved on September 20, 1993 by the Ministry of the Interior and registered under the number 48 of the coat of arms of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Explanation of the coat of arms: In the coat of arms, the wave thread should symbolize the Stepenitz and the chestnut trees refer to the avenues connecting the individual districts of the municipality. While the half-length portrait of the virgin is a symbol of the name of the village, Fräulein Steinfort, which was used from the second half of the 18th century onwards, the rape blossoms represent the main occupation of the inhabitants, agriculture.

flag

The municipality does not have an officially approved flag .

Official seal

The official seal shows the municipal coat of arms with the inscription "GEMEINDE TESTORF-STEINFORT • LANDKREIS NORDWESTMECKLENBURG".

Attractions

Entrance to the village from Miss Steinfort
  • Estate with manor house in Testorf
  • Harmshagen manor complex with a classicist two-storey manor house based on plans by Theodor Krüger from 1860
  • Unrenovated mansion (palace) Schönhof from (?); annual castle park festival
  • Half-timbered house as a community center in Testorf on the exit to the B 208

Economy and Infrastructure

The community is agriculturally oriented, including a dairy cattle facility. The country castles in the districts of Schönhof and Harmshagen as well as the entire village complex of Wüstenmark are worth seeing.

Transport links

The federal road 208 from Wismar via Gadebusch to Ratzeburg touches the south of the municipality (district Miss Steinfort). The Grevesmühlen motorway junction ( A 20 ) is located six kilometers from the Testorf district . The stations of the neighboring communities Plüschow and Bobitz are on the Wismar - Lübeck route .

Sports

In the FSV Testorf-Upahl, which is operated together with the Upahl community , there are currently two men's teams and youth teams playing. Every year at the end of June / beginning of July there is a three-day sports festival with a tournament in which many clubs in the area take part.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Testorf-Steinfort  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistisches Amt MV - population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1999
  3. ↑ Hans-Heinz Schütt: On shield and flag - the coats of arms and flags of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and its municipalities . Ed .: production office TINUS; Schwerin. 2011, ISBN 978-3-9814380-0-0 , pp. 179/180 .
  4. ↑ a b main statute § 2 (PDF).