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Jördenstorf

Coordinates: 53°52′59″N 12°37′00″E / 53.88306°N 12.61667°E / 53.88306; 12.61667
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Jördenstorf
Medieval village church in Jördenstorf
Medieval village church in Jördenstorf
Location of Jördenstorf within Rostock district
Jördenstorf is located in Germany
Jördenstorf
Jördenstorf
Jördenstorf is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Jördenstorf
Jördenstorf
Coordinates: 53°52′59″N 12°37′00″E / 53.88306°N 12.61667°E / 53.88306; 12.61667
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictRostock
Municipal assoc.Mecklenburgische Schweiz
Government
 • MayorHannelore Langhof
Area
 • Total27.64 km2 (10.67 sq mi)
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,084
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17168
Dialling codes039977
Vehicle registrationLRO
Websitewww.amt-mecklenburgische-schweiz.de

Jördenstorf [ˈjœ͜ɐ.dn̩s.ˌtɔ͜ɐf] is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

History

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After the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin emancipated its Jewish subjects in 1813 Israel Jacobson bought two feudal manor estates, Klenz and Gehmkendorf and the peasant village Klein Markow (all three are components of today's Jördenstorf). In 1816 he swore his oath of fealty to Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, thus becoming the first Jew with permanent seat and vote in the Estates of the Realm of a German state. As liege lord he also held the patrimonial jurisdiction over his vassal peasants and the patronage of the pertaining Lutheran church, which he conveyed to a Lutheran confidant. In 1817 he further acquired the neighbouring estates of Grambow and Tressow. His life and work, especially this part, is commemorated - among other things - in the permanent exhibition on Mecklenburg's Jewish history in the museum Engelscher Hof and the half-timbered former synagogue in Röbel, 66 km south of Jördenstorf.

References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
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