Güstrów

Güstrów, a town of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 70 miles E. by S. of Lübeck by rail. It has a castle (1558-65), a church of the 13th-15th century, and a noticeable pauper school and orphanage, with breweries, iron-foundries, a sugar-factory, tile-works, and a large wool market. It was for nearly a century and a half (1555-1695) the residence of the dukes of Mecklenburg-Güstrów. Pop. (1875) 10,923; (1885) 13,119.