Boizenburg
Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
title: "Boizenburg" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-mecklenburg", "neuengamme-concentration-camp", "ludwigslust-parchim", "populated-places-established-in-the-13th-century", "1260s-establishments-in-the-holy-roman-empire", "1267-establishments-in-europe", "populated-riverside-places-in-germany", "populated-places-on-the-elbe"] description: "Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boizenburg" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox German place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image_photo | Boizenburg_town_hall.jpg |
| imagesize | 250px |
| image_caption | Town hall (2008) |
| type | Stadt |
| image_coa | Wappen Boizenburg Elbe.svg |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Boizenburg-Elbe_in_LUP.svg |
| state | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| district | Ludwigslust-Parchim |
| elevation | 15 |
| area | 47.43 |
| postal_code | 19258 |
| area_code | 038847 |
| licence | LWL |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 13 0 76 014 |
| website | www.boizenburg.de |
| mayor | Harald Jäschke |
| party | parteilos |
| :: |
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Boizenburg () is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, 53 km west of Ludwigslust, 25 km northeast of Lüneburg and 50 km east of Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Boizenburg's historical old town stretches along the Elbe, has a harbour and offers heritage baroque timberframe and brick buildings.
As per the dictates of the Yalta Conference, Boizenburg was placed just a few kilometers behind the perimeter of the Iron Curtain, otherwise known as the 'Inner German Border'.
History
The German name Boyceneburg was first documented in 1158. The written form changed to Boiceneburg (1171) and then Boizeneburg (1195). The old Low German name for the town and river (Boize) likely stems from the Slavic boj for war.
Boizenburg suffered during the Thirty Years' War, and its old castle was burnt down by Swedish troops in 1628. In 1709, the church and 160 or more medieval dwellings were incinerated by a fire. The Town Hall was rebuilt in 1712, and the layout of the town was redesigned by Prussian architects sent from Schwerin. They focused on incorporating efficiency of movement with fire-resistance, better sanitation, and public space.
During the Napoleonic Wars, French troops were quartered in Boizenburg in 1807. A battle was fought with the retreating French army near Boizenburg in 1813.
From 1815 to 1918, Boizenburg was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In 1826, a highway was built, connecting Hamburg, Berlin, and subsequently Boizenburg (Highway "B5"). In 1846, the railway between Berlin and Hamburg was constructed. Boizenburg was included with its own train station along this important route.
The shipbuilding yard Lemmsche founded in 1793 became highly industrialized in 1852 and produced many wooden and steel ships. The shipbuilders Thomsen & Co supported the German war effort during World War II. In 1973 the SED reactivated the shipbuilding facilities for the production of smaller inland ships for the USSR. After being privatized in 1989, the yard was declared bankrupt in 1997. Smaller, independent companies are active in the old shipyard.
The Boizenburg Tile Factory established by Hans Duensing in 1903, became Europe's largest tile manufacturer by 1937. After being re-established in 1991, it remains one of the town's main employers. Artistic impressions of the tile work produced in Boizenburg—particularly in the Art Nouveau style - can be found at the Erstes Deutsches Fliesen Museum.
During the communist East German era, residents of Boizenburg were kept under close scrutiny by the Stasi. Many deemed "politically untrustworthy" had their property confiscated during a state-sponsored terror campaign code-named Operation Vermin ().
Climate
| location = Boizenburg (1991–2020 normals) | metric first = Y | single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 3.5 |Feb high C = 4.8 |Mar high C = 8.4 |Apr high C = 14.3 |May high C = 18.6 |Jun high C = 21.6 |Jul high C = 23.9 |Aug high C = 23.7 |Sep high C = 19.2 |Oct high C = 13.5 |Nov high C = 7.6 |Dec high C = 4.3 | year high C = 13.6 |Jan mean C = 1.3 |Feb mean C = 2.0 |Mar mean C = 4.5 |Apr mean C = 9.1 |May mean C = 13.2 |Jun mean C = 16.2 |Jul mean C = 18.4 |Aug mean C = 18.1 |Sep mean C = 14.3 |Oct mean C = 9.7 |Nov mean C = 5.1 |Dec mean C = 2.3 |year mean C = 9.5 |Jan low C = -1.0 |Feb low C = -0.6 |Mar low C = 0.9 |Apr low C = 4.2 |May low C = 7.9 |Jun low C = 11.0 |Jul low C = 13.3 |Aug low C = 13.3 |Sep low C = 10.2 |Oct low C = 6.4 |Nov low C = 2.7 |Dec low C = 0.1 | year low C = 5.7 | precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 56.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 44.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 46.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 36.7 |May precipitation mm = 53.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 62.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 79.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 67.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 51.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 52.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 49.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 57.9 | year precipitation mm =664.4 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 17.3 |Feb precipitation days = 15.3 |Mar precipitation days = 15.2 |Apr precipitation days = 11.9 |May precipitation days = 13.7 |Jun precipitation days = 13.9 |Jul precipitation days = 15.8 |Aug precipitation days = 14.9 |Sep precipitation days = 13.7 |Oct precipitation days = 15.3 |Nov precipitation days = 16.2 |Dec precipitation days = 18.1 |year precipitation days = 180.3 |Jan sun = 42.2 |Feb sun = 67.3 |Mar sun = 119.8 |Apr sun = 185.0 |May sun = 225.4 |Jun sun = 219.3 |Jul sun = 219.3 |Aug sun = 204.0 |Sep sun = 152.2 |Oct sun = 106.5 |Nov sun = 47.9 |Dec sun = 34.3 |year sun = 1623.1 |Jan humidity = 88.3 |Feb humidity = 84.5 |Mar humidity = 79.7 |Apr humidity = 71.9 |May humidity = 72.1 |Jun humidity = 72.9 |Jul humidity = 72.5 |Aug humidity = 73.9 |Sep humidity = 79.4 |Oct humidity = 85.7 |Nov humidity = 89.7 |Dec humidity = 90.0 | year humidity =80.4 |unit snow days = 1.0 cm |Jan snow days = 6.3 |Feb snow days = 5.3 |Mar snow days = 4.0 |Apr snow days = 0.2 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 1.4 |Dec snow days = 4.1 |year snow days = 23.4 | source 1 = NOAA{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230916124221/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Boizenburg_10249.csv | archive-date = 16 September 2023 | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Boizenburg_10249.csv | title = Boizenburg Climate Normals 1991–2020 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 16 September 2023}}
Sightseeing
One of the advantages of Boizenburg's isolation during the Cold War is the pristine natural landscape of the Elbe Valley region stretching to the north, south and east. Much of the architecture and infrastructure in the old city remained 'perfectly untouched' during the DDR regime. In addition to significant restoration projects, new installations such as the modern redesign of the harbor and the addition of a topiary garden have greatly added to the old town's charm.
Some noteworthy buildings and structures in Ludwigslust-Parchim:
Wallanlage Bollenberg.jpg|Old Moat on the Bollenberg Wallanlage Boizenburg.jpg|Ship model along the Old Moat Boizenburg Elbhafen.jpg|Boizenburg Harbour looking towards the Elbe and shipbuilding docks Topiary Garden Boizenburg Marcel Kalberer.jpg|Topiary garden Topiary Garden Boizenburg Marcel Kalberer 2.jpg|Topiary garden: water snail Marienkirche Boizenburg.jpg|View of the East wing of the St. Marien Church Boizenburg Friedhof.jpg|Mausoleum in Boizenburg's Graveyard Boizenburg Friedhof Weg.jpg|Path in Boizenburg's Graveyard
Miscellaneous
Until 30 April 1945 a Nazi concentration camp was established in Boizenburg. The camp was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp.
On 12 March 1953 a Royal Air Force Avro Lincoln heading to Berlin was shot down over Boizenburg by two Soviet Air Forces MiG-15 aircraft.
Transport
The town lies on the Berlin-Hamburg railway.
Personalities
- Hermann Burmeister (1849–1935), jurist, 40 years (1879-1919) mayor of Boizenburg, since 1922 honorary citizen
Sons and daughters
- Georg Christian Benedict Ackermann (1763–1833), theologian and teacher
- Leonhard Adelt (1881–1945), bookseller, writer and journalist
- (born 1955), chemist
- (1892–1972), Evangelical theologian
References
- Official German list of concentration camps Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos
References
- The camp is listed as No. 150 Boizenburg, Kreis Hagenow in the official German list.
- https://www.ndr.de/geschichte/schauplaetze/12-Maerz-1953-Abschuss-bei-Boizenburg,abschussboizenburg101.html
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