Grimmen, Germany
Grimmen is a town of 10,671 people in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, founded in 1201.
Why visit Grimmen
Townapedia lists 15 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 31 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Wasserturm, Festscheune Quitzin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Platzes and Naturbad Grimmen.
Weather in Grimmen
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About Grimmen
Grimmen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁɪmən] ) is a town in Vorpommern-Rügen, a district in the Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Prior to 2011, when district reforms were made in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, it was the capital of the now bygone Nordvorpommern district, which was abolished and merged to create the district of Vorpommern-Rügen.
From the Wikipedia article Grimmen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks15
Festscheune Quitzin
Monument and historic site · 4.7 km
Stallscheune
14 Quitzin, Splietsdorf
Gutshaus Klein Lehmhagen
Monument and historic site · 2.9 km
33 Klein Lehmhagener Dorfstraße, Grimmen
Herrenhaus Klevenow
Monument and historic site · 4.5 km
4 Am Schloßpark, Süderholz
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3 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes31
Bäckerei & Café Kadatz
Bakery
9 Bahnhofstraße, Grimmen
Mo-Fr 06:30-17:00; Sa 07:00-17:00; Su 08:00-17:00
Café Schick
Cafe · 1.2 km
20d Tribseeser Straße, Grimmen
Mo-Sa 07:00-20:00
Café am Bahnhof
Cafe
18 Bahnhofstraße, Grimmen
Mo-Th 11:00-16:00; Fr 11:00-14:00
Zum Alten Richtenberger
Restaurant
20 Bahnhofstraße, Grimmen
Mo-Fr 11:00-13:00
Landbäckerei & Konditorei Sternback
Bakery
51 Friedrichstraße, Grimmen
Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa 07:00-18:00
Asia-Restaurant Hoa Mai
Restaurant · Asian · 0.6 km
11 Greifswalder Straße, Grimmen
19 more on the map.
History
Grimmen was founded during the Ostsiedlung, when about 1250 merchants and craftsman from Lower Saxony, Westphalia and the Lower Rhine settled the site which then was part of the Principality of Rügen. The first document mentioning Grimmens is of 1267. In 1287, a report mentions Vogt Berthold taking office in the town, and further mentions that Grimmen had already been granted Lübeck law before. The actual charter is lost, thus the exact date when the town received Lübeck law remains uncertain. Accordingly, the 700th anniversary was celebrated in 1987. Since 1325, Grimmen belonged to the Duchy of Pomerania.
During the Thirty Years' War, the town was looted several times. After the war, Grimmen became part of Swedish Pomerania, a dominion of the Swedish Empire. From 1695 to 1697, mayor Johannes Flittner cruelly pursued alleged witches; at least seven were executed. In 1797, a large fire destroyed almost the entire town. In 1800, Swedish king Gustav IV Adolph visited Grimmen and resided in the so-called king's house. Following the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Swedish Pomerania with Grimmen became part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania. An administrative reform of 1816 made the town capital of a Kreis. In 1853, cholera broke out.
From the History section of Grimmen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship8
Hoffnungskirche (Evangelisch-Freikirchliche Gemeinde Grimmen)
Church · Baptist
2 Friedrichstraße, Grimmen
Shopping10
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare4
Map of Grimmen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Stralsund 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Ribnitz-Damgarten 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Wolgast 48 km east, about 48 min by car
- Rostock 59 km west, about 59 min by car
- Sassnitz 60 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Neubrandenburg 63 km south, about 1 h by car
- Waren 70 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ueckermünde 78 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Neustrelitz 84 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Torgelow 83 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Grimmen Heimatmuseum, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen Kalandhaus Alte Schule, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen St. Marienkirche Grundriss und Bauabschnitte, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen St. Marienkirche Tafel zum Gedenken an die Deutsche Einheit, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen St. Marienkirche Eingangsportal mit Grundriss, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen Schulstraße 6 Kirchenbude, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Epitaph Klaus von Schwerin Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orgel Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchenschiff Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchenschiff Altar Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Linke Protalfigur Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rechte Portalfigur Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pieta Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inneres Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchensschiff Orgel Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Seitenflügel Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Decke Kirche Grimmen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus Grimmen 2017, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Grimmen Stadtpark Holzskulpturen 01 von Raik Vicent, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen Stadtpark, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen Stadtpark Holzskulpturen 02 von Raik Vicent, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen Stadtpark Springbrunnen, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen Stadtpark Holzskulpturen 03 von Raik Vicent, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen Grimmener Straßenfeger Otto Pingel, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen Wasserturm 2024, Oberlausitzerin64, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Grimmen-Grellenberg (4), Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Grimmen St Marien, Erell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roloffshagen, Kirchenruine - Schiff (2008-04-20), Klugschnacker, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen-greifswalder-tor, Peter Schmelzle, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Klevenow Kapelle SO, Erell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen-stadttor, Peter Schmelzle, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quitzin, Jagdschloss (2008-04-20), Klugschnacker, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen-wasserturm, Peter Schmelzle, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen-Greifswalder-Tor-085, Chron-Paul ( Diskussion ), CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Schloss Klevenow Westseite, Steffenknoop, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen Muehlentor, Erell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen-Stralsunder-Tor-120630-194, Chron-Paul ( Diskussion ), CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Quitzin, ehemalige Schlosskapelle (2008-04-20), Klugschnacker, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grimmen, Katholische Kirche (2008-04-03), Klugschnacker, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roloffshagen, Kirchenruine (2008-04-20), Klugschnacker, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, britiger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, britiger, CC BY-SA 4.0
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