Zichow

Zichow
Zichow Castle with medieval keep Zichow Castle with medieval keep
Zichow
Location of Zichow within Uckermark district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Uckermark
Municipal assoc.	Gramzow
Government
• Mayor	Martin Röthke
Area
• Total	32.15 km2 (12.41 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	610
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16306
Dialling codes	039861
Vehicle registration	UM
Website	www.amtgramzow.de

Zichow is a municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is part of the Amt ("municipal federation") Gramzow.

Geography

Zichow is located within the historic Uckermark region. The municipal area comprises Zichow proper and the civil parishes (Ortsteile) of Fredersdorf and Golm, incorporated in 2001.

History

The former Slavic settlement of Zichow in the Margraviate of Brandenburg was first mentioned in a 1288 deed, issued by the Premonstratensian monks of nearby Gramzow Abbey. A fortress was erected at the site during the 13th century German Ostsiedlung migration. In 1354 Elector Louis II of Brandenburg ceded Zichow and Golm to the bordering Duchy of Pomerania.

Re-acquired by Elector Frederick II in 1447, the estates were enfeoffed to several Brandenburgian noble dynasties. All three parishes suffered from extended devastations during the Thirty Years' War. Zichow Castle was rebuilt in a Baroque style after a blaze in 1745.

Notable people

• Carl Strehlow (1871–1922), missionary and ethnologist