The local history of Dobbertin

The Dobbertiner local history is coined/shaped by the history of the monastery. Hardly an event is not in any connection with this. In the following facts of the Dobbertiner history are represented in connection with the Mecklenburger history.

Steinzeit

In the time of the Ur and early history some finds the settlement of the area of the today's Mecklenburgs testify.

Finds occupy the presence of first humans before approx. 16000 years, a settlement could before approx. 10000 years have begun (hunters and collecting tanks). Around 3000 v. and Z our ancestors became established, them began with the handling of the soil and the holding of animals.

Bronzezeit

The period of 1800 v. and Z to 600 v. and Z is called bronzezeit

Finds of tools, weapons and decoration occupy the level of development of our ancestors. Likewise from this time numerous hill graves are received.

Eisenzeit

From 600 v. and Z to 600 and Z probably lived in our area a warning (Germanic trunk).

This period is characterized by use of iron in place of the bronze. Further Germanic trunks in the area of the today's Mecklenburgs are the Langobarden and the Semnonen. At the end 4. Century began the large Germanic people migration after southwest. At the start 6. Century is almost deserted the area.

Slawenzeit

In 6. and 7. Century is settled the country left by the Teutons by the Slawen. The Slawenzeit reaches 12 up to the center. Century.

The area of the today's Mecklenburgs is settled by the trunks of the Obotriten and the Wilzen (late Liutizen called). Section trunks of the Obotriten settle thereby:

• Obotriten between Wismarer bay and south end of the Schweriner of lake
• Rereger around Wismar and Schwerin
• Warnower to the upper Warnow and to the Mildenitz
• Polaben at the Elbe around Lauenburg, Boizenburg and Ratzeburg

The section trunks of the Wilzen (Kessiner, Zirzipaner, Tollenser, Redarier) settle further east in the area between Warnow and or.

995

First documentary mention of the " Michelenburg " in a document king petrol III.

From time to time the Slawen came to the large one, Heinrich I. and petrol the large one under Karl into dependency on the Frankish and Roman - German one Reich.

1160

Conquest of the Obotritenlandes by Heinrich the lion, duke by Saxonia and Bavaria

Heinrich the lion with an army engages 1160 in Mecklenburg; The Obotritenfuerst Niklot thereby 1160 found death its son Pribislaw received 1167 Mecklenburg as Saxonian Lehen; Schwerin was created 1160 as the first German city in Mecklenburg.
Niklot became master father of the Mecklenburgian princes, who were raised later from Karl IV. to realm-direct dukes (they governed in Mecklenburg until 1918). It began the permanent integration Mecklenburgs into the Roman - German one Reich (with exception of the time of Danish occupation of 1180 - 1227).
Up to the center 13. Century takes place the German settlement Mecklenburgs, particularly via settlers from Holstein, Lower Saxony and Westphalia. The farmers received taxfree leaning hooves as leaning property. The German establishments of city took place predominantly in 13. Century particularly by the territorial gentlemen.

1220 establishment of the Dobbertiner of monastery as monk monastery to the holy Benedikt under prince Heinrich Borwin I (son-in-law of the Saxonia duke Heinrich the lion).

1229

First Mecklenburgian main landing hurrying

For the four grandchildren of Heinrich Borwin I. (son of Pribislaw, grandchild of Niklot) Mecklenburg into the rule Mecklenburg, Rostock (line goes out to 1314), Werle (1436 goes out), and Parchim Richenberg (to 1256) one divides.
Beside the rule existed still the counties Ratzeburg, Schwerin and then mountain, as well as the dioceses Ratzeburg and Schwerin.
At this time in Mecklenburg also still Slawisch is spoken. Form the surnames, which strengthen around 1300. Well 200 years later the slawische language is to be hardly still found.

issued 1234 transformation of the Dobbertiner monastery into a nun monastery 1237 Nikolaus of Werle the acknowledgement document).

For instance from 1230 to 1256 in the area of the today's district Parchim the settlement by prince Pribislaw of Parchim (prevailed from 1229 - 1256, after its driving out was Nicolaus of Werle the local ruler) is advanced. It supported by a set of noble ones. Their names are mentioned on documents of that time.

1288 donated on the monastery area a hospital by the Dobbertiner rehearse Heinrich - the nuns maintained patient.

End 13. Century develops the southern cloister as well as the zweischiffigen refectory. The other wings of the cloister originate in in 14. Jahhundert.

Pabst Clemens V. the donation of the hospital acknowledges 1309^(*).

1340 completion of the solid fortress church without tower^(*).

1348 Mecklenburg from Saxonian dependency was solve and to the hereditary, direct Reichslehen.

the monastery attains 1397 by further land acquisition greater importance^(*).

1400 Umbau des zweigeschossigen Klausurgebäudes mit vierflügeligem Kreuzgang und Refektorium^(*).

1448 - that acquires 1461 1220 created monastery Dobbertin Mestlin (of seven different descendants Gustaevels).

In the Middle Ages Mecklenburg experiences an upswing. The dukes become in 15. Jhd with martial noble ones, which confronts later knight shank. Assaults on buyers, fights among themselves of the noble ones and social unrests in the cities are typical for this time.

In the late Middle Ages the influence of the dukes on the church increased. In the larger cities of the country 16 grew in. Century the social voltages. The discontent in the population led the reformation fast to success.
After the victory of the reformation the church goods were divided to a large extent among the Mecklenburgian dukes. Around 1750 there was no more catholic church in Mecklenburg.

1496

Mecklenburg Schwerin has approx. 130,000 inhabitants

Kaiserbede 1496
 
The Mecklenburgian Kaiserbederegister of 1496 (F. Engel, Boehlau publishing house 1968) enumerates the deliveries from the villages of the Vogtei Dobbertin.
 
Oldenssdorp, Russte, old shark gene, gesture of DIN, Dobbin, Gerdeshagen, Lentzen, Lone, Tzarmnid, Gellemm, Dabertin, Gardenn, Nighehagen, Demen, Mustelin, Borssow, Dabel, Tho Lutken Upolen

1496 Mestlin is the largest village in the area of the office for monastery Dobbertin, it has 132 adults inhabitants, in addition still about 79 children come. Its inhabitants pay 8 Marks and 4 Schilling at controls. On the next " workstations " Dobbertin (5 Marks of 4 ss) are and prepare (4 Marks minus 1 ss)

1498 the monastery Dobbertin on statement of the Pabstes is reformed. Target was a closer linkage to the faith, particularly by a stricter examination.

Up to the reformation there are the nun monasteries in the Dioezese Schwerin to Dobbertin, new monastery, Malchow, Ribnitz, Rostock and Ruehn. In Mecklenburg 16 monk and eleven nun monasteries exist.

Register of the Landbede 1540, 1554, 1567, 1569, 1570, 1571
 
For mentioned above years the tax lists for the office for monastery Dobbertin are present. They contain the names of the taxpayer.
 
The following localities are specified in the Bederegistern: Gardenn, Posselstorff, Dabell, Lentzenn, Gerdeshagenn, Lomenn, Olden and Nienhagen, Klodenn, Oldenstorff, Upall, Borssow, Dobbin, prepare, Vellenn, Demenn, Dobbertinn, Mestelinn, large Breesenn, Klestenn.
 
1554 is in particular mentioned in Dobbertin 29 farmers and craftsmen. Among them also names, which are to be found 100 or 200 years later still: Storm, Havemann, Welzin, Gehan, dessin, Brandt,

1549

On the federal state parliament of the statuses in asterisk mountain the Evangelist faith became obligatory on Mecklenburg. The reformation Martin Luther became generally accepted

The unit of Mecklenburg could be protected by the land statuses common for all regions. These united 1523 to a landstaendischen union. Among the three statuses ranked the noble basic owners, representative of the cities and higher of clergyman. The latter however only to 1552 - they disappeared due to the reformation. Knight shank and landscape remained. The land statuses had the right of the control grant (since 1549) and took part in legislation and iurisdiction. The statuses were regionally arranged into sets: More Mecklenburgian (Schwerin), Wendi (Guestrow), Stargardi (Strelitz)

Inspection log 1557
 
The inspection log in the office gold mountain which were situated and to the monastery Dobbertin of the Pfarren and churches belonging to describes these in detail.
 
The Kirchenvisitatoren requires the crossing of the nuns of the monastery to the lutherischen faith. The decided resistance helped the nuns however only up to the year 1562 - then the reformation was implemented also in the Dobbertiner monastery.

The nuns of Dobbertin
 
Carl Beyer describes in his novel (7th edition appeared 1922 in Schwerin) the life in the monastery in the center 16. Jhd. in particular the resistance of the nuns against the reformation is represented in detail. He lets a nun say to a Novizin:
 
"... you probably noticed, how quiet and peaceful it is with us? From all the noise and the sin there outside here nothing penetrates in here. And God is thanks, my sweet heart, we needs humans not, we is quite independent by pious donations and gifts. We have our goods and villages and yards, probably thirty at the number, you believe not how much, as much, as a prince; yes, see you, which would like to exchange young duke certainly gladly with us. We have lakes and forests and fish and game - so much, so much, it could live our neighbour city gold mountain completely from it and have all farmers and tenants interest, we often hardly knows, where we are with the pigs and the grain. And the Priorin receives strong beer and a half ton weak beer and all sisters in the relation to two Droemt rye and monthly two tons redundantly enough. And all subjects of the office for monastery must be obedient us, one hundred farmhands are available on the yards for us and the farm servants must us serve and all hard work do. "

Inspection log 1562
 
A further inspection log for the monastery Dobbertin.
...

1572 into the Sternberger Reversalen the knight shank the order is awarded Dobbertin and Malchow as well as their landed property over the monasteries Ribnitz, Dobbertin are finally secularized and converted into a noble lady pin.

The aristocracy interspersed that lease country can be back-required by the farmers - it begins the so-called farmer putting. Free farmers became farmhands and Tageloehnern. Their rights were strongly reduced. Without permission they were not allowed: the noble property abandoned, an occupation freely select or marry. On the other hand the landowners had to grant support with illness and at the age.

1572 was formed from the landed property of the monasteries Malchow, Ribnitz and Dobbertin the " offices for monastery " (Sternberger Reversalen).

1586 the vasenfoermige taufstein (picture on the right) was set up by P. Brandin in the church.

Turk control 1601 - 1606
 
For mentioned above years the tax lists for the office for monastery Dobbertin are present. They do not contain the names of the taxpayer no more, the number of farmers for each village are summed indicated.
 
The following localities are for example 1606 specified: Dobbertin, Dobbin, Posselstorf, Mestelin, prepares, Demen, Dabel, Kloeden, guards, Lentzen, Bossow, Upahl, Gerdeshagen, Lohmen, Breesen, Oldenstorf, old persons and Nienhagen, Clesten, Jellen, Dimitz, Loeertze, Schwartze, Sitkow, Lexow, Penckow, Schaestere.

1610 revision of the monastery order.

1612 building of the poorhouse^(*).

Pabst Clemens V. the donation of the hospital acknowledges 1612^(*).

Set assistance 1612 and 1614
 
For mentioned above years the tax lists for the office for monastery Dobbertin are present. The number of farmers is summed indicated for each village.
 
1612 is counted for Dobbertin: 22 Kossaten, 6 Einlieger, Mueller.

Einspaennigenregister 1611 - 1613, 1616, 1618
 
For mentioned above years the tax lists for the office for monastery Dobbertin are present. The number of farmers is summed indicated for each village.

1618 - 1648

Dreissigjaehriger war

Large destruction and high people victims in Mecklenburg

1621

Second Mecklenburgian main landing hurrying

Mecklenburg is divided into Mecklenburg Schwerin and Mecklenburg Guestrow (to 1695).

Since 1621 the common federal state parliament for the Mecklenburgian countries meets alternating in asterisk mountain and Malchin.

Kontributionsakten 1621 - 1715
 
For many of the years specified above the tax lists for the office for monastery Dobbertin are present. The lists contain the names of the taxpayer.

1627 troops of the Swedish highest Hunich pull by Dobbertin / Klaeden (Mestlin, prepare, Dabel, Klaeden, Dobbin and Sehlsdorf in are pulled)

In the picture " one sees plundering " (photolithography after a painting of pH Wouwermanns), how a farmer family was driven out by its yard and of the Soldateska is drangsaliert.

1627 - 1631

Boiling wallensteins troops conquer Mecklenburg, boiling wallenstein become its duke

1628 building of an underground course of the gatekeeper's house to the church^(*).

1631

King Gustav Adolf of Sweden engages in Mecklenburg

Swedish rule in Mecklenburg (alliance from 13 March 1632). The refugees of dukes are again used by the Sweden king Gustav Adolf II..

1637 - 1640

frequent and ago between Swedish and imperial troops

1638 destruction of the village by several fires^(*).

1645

Verabschiedung of the Gesindeordnung

1648

End of the dreissigjaehrigen war: Westfaeli peace

This first large war in Mecklenburg was devastating for the development. The number of inhabitants was reduced to a Sechstel (of 300.000 to 50.000). The numerous farmer places before the war were filled thereafter only to a quarter. From it the noble ones drew their advantage. After the war, above all 1755 and 1806, they laid down many farmer villages and established for it property goods.
Mecklenburg loses Wismar, office new monastery and the island Poel at Sweden (until 1803).

The 30jaehrige war left a destroyed country. Only slowly a reconstruction takes place. Also in the following years Mecklenburg under smaller and larger wars has to suffer.

Inspection logs 1649 and 1650
 
Inspection logs describe possessions and status monastery of the Dobbertin.
...

1654

Gesindeordnung with anchorage of the body characteristic

After the Gesindeordnung of 1645, already put into effect, to 14.11.1654 the renewed " Gesinde Tageloehner Baur Schaeffer Tax and Victualordnung " were discharged. It strengthened the worst form of rural suppression by the noble ones. A marriage for example was possible for property goods only with permission.

1658

Swedish-Polish war

1658 marches imperial, brandenburgische and Polish soldiers into Mecklenburg. Martial loads like at present the 30jaehrigen of war up to the peace of Olivia in May 1660.

Inspection log 1662
 
An inspection log of 1662 describes again the monastery Dobbertin.
...

1674 - 1675

Brandenburgisch Swedish war in Mecklenburg

1700

Mecklenburg Schwerin has scarcely 100,000 inhabitants, Mecklenburg Strelitz 30.000

1700 building of further brick houses^(*).

1700 - 1721

Nordi war

Plunderings by the war parties: Sweden against Prussia, Dane, Saxonia and Russian.

1701

Third main landing hurrying by Hamburg comparison

Mecklenburg is divided into Mecklenburg Schwerin and Mecklenburg Strelitz (rule Stargard and Principality of Ratzeburg - without the city of the same name). The Erstgeburtserbfolge is agreed upon.

Beichtkinderverzeichnis 1704
 
Minister William Caspar Heerder, only 2 months in the office, manufactures a directory of all members of the municipality

have 1704 Dobbertin, Dobbin, Klaeden and new yard of 178 inhabitants (older than 14 years)

1711

Beginning of the kidnapping of Mecklenburgern into the Prussian army, the war rages in Mecklenburg

14. February 1728
 
In the office log book of the offices for monastery Dobbertin the office recorder records the farm lease of a farmer place in Mestlin at Hans Garling
 
Anno 1728 14. Febr: the Hanss Garling is in Mestlin on Concession H. ClosterHauptmanns the Baur place in Mestlin /: which beforehand the Baur Michel Suelck inhabit: / before itself and its children would specify themselves, dafern them as good Hauswirthe, eingethan.
Dobbertin...

1733 / 1735

Soldier recruitment by force by Prussia in Mecklenburg

1738 controversy over selectionselection selection^(*).

1746 discrepancies with the selection of the monastery captain and Provisors^(*).

1747 in the monastic church ensteht the baroque pulpit altar of the loft; in the years 1746 - 49 develops the aristocracy summerhouses on the north and south side of the nun choir.

Beichtkinderverzeichnis 1751
 
The minister Christian Hintzmann manufactures a directory of all members of the municipality
 
The directory is quite detailed, it lists in particular: 25 Konventualinnen, 12 unnegotiated Ms, the Klostergesinde, inhabitant of the Klosterramtes and the villages Dobbertin, Dobbin, Claeden, new yard and Spennin.

1753

Parallel to the farmer putting by the noble ones the settlement of Haeuslern and Buednern on the basis of the settlement edict of the duke Christian Ludwig began in the Domanium

18. April 1755

Nationalbasiclegal erbvergleich

Further anchorage of the body characteristic, legalization of the farmer putting. Mecklenburg has 150,000 inhabitants at this time.

1751 - 1756 building of the monastery captain house^(*).

1756 - 1763

Seven-year-old war

Prussia fills the neutral Saxonia and fights against a coalition of Austria, Russia, France and Sweden, in runs the war repeated occupation Mecklenburgs (first 1757) by Prussia, further cash and Naturallieferungen, obligation recruiting (altogether approx. 4000 soldiers for the Prussian army) and plunderings.
After the war finally a limited upswing begins.

1757 destruction of the gate building and workshops duch fire^(*).

the monastery Kontributionen fill and require 1758 Prussia^(*).

until 1766 Joh. Gregorius mill break (1735 Roebel - 1812 small Poserin) was office recorder in Dobbertin. He married 1767 the daughter of the kitchen master angel paschen Friese (1709 - 1783), Anna Margaretha Augusta Friese (1748 - 1781). They had 6 sons and 2 daughters.

18. May 1792

Emigration prohibition to America for the mecklenburg schwerinischen subjects by herzogliche regulation

1800 building of the houses I, II and X for Konventualinnen^(*).

1806

Escape Bluechers by Mecklenburg

Plunderings, destruction by the Frenchmen.

1806 - 1813

Frenchman time

Entry to the napoleonischen Rhine federation 1808, quartering, obligation recruiting to the fight against Russia 1812: 2100 Mecklenburger (Schwerin: 1700, Strelitz: 400). Fewer than 100 survived. 1813 both Mecklenburg withdraw from the Rhine federation.

1813 - 1815

Wars of liberation against Napoleon

1814 give the convention the knight shank on its rust ochers spring conference the recommendation to adjust the Dobbertiner monastery farmers to hereditary tenants.

8. June 1815

The German federal document permits the emigration by articles 18b into other states of the German federation

1815

Viennese congress

Mecklenburg Schwerin and Mecklenburg Strelitz become Grand Duchies and member of the German federation.

1817 / 1820

Mecklenburg Schwerin has 393,000 inhabitants (1820) and Mecklenburg Strelitz 72,000 (1817)

People counting 1819
 
The counting resulted in 536, in Dobbin 173, in new yard 107 and in Spendin 33 inhabitants in Dobbertin.

18. January 1820

Removal of the body characteristic in Mecklenburg with effect starting from Easter 1821 announces

4. April 1822

Regulation over Separation and leaving leasing farmer hooves

1828 - 1837 change of the monastic church under line of the Schweriner of building master G. A. Demmler. Basis for the change was a design citizens of Berlin of the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Therefore also the large similarity with the Friedrichwerder church in Berlin agitates.
Beside the church also the monastery park is arranged new.

1829 the adjustment of the 167 farmers and Kossaten of the office for monastery are approaching. The villages of the office for monastery were pure farmer villages, pure yards or mixed villages:

• pure farmer villages:
  Largely Breesen, Dobbin, guards, Lohmen, prepare, Oldenstorff, Alten-und Nienhagen, black, Laerz, Diemitz,
• mixed villages:
  Darze, Gerdshagen, Mestlin, Sehlstorff, Lexow, Sietow, Dobbertin,
• pure tenant farm villages:
  Bossow, Jellen, Lenzen, mill yard, new yard and Klaeden, fame Kogelek, Spendin, Kleesten, Upahl and Roetz.

1829 the first adjustment plans for the villages Sehlstorff, Dobbin, prepare and set up Mestlin (after G. Moll, mm of 7/94).

1832 begin the adjustment in the spring. The six farmers from largely Breesen and zwoef the Mestliner farmer in prepare settled, here gave it now to 26 hereditary lease places. The farmers in prepare received hereditary leases, for the hereditary right to use had it a fixed amount to pay annually.

3. September 1847

A grossherzogliche regulation regulates the procedure for the distribution of passes at emigrants for Mecklenburg Schwerin

1848 / 1849

Revolution

1848 unchanged rights to use of the knight and land statuses in the monastery after new constitution in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg - Schwerin^(*).

5. February 1849

A grossherzogliche regulation orders the " general removal of the deduction funds for the national territory of Mecklenburg Schwerin with cases of emigration "

1851

Beginning of the mass emigration to America

Political, social and economic bad states caused the large emigration wave end 19. Century. From 1853 to 1908 almost 120,000 humans from Mecklenburg emigrated.

1. June 1853

Regulation over the acquisition and loss of the characteristic of a Mecklenburgian subject issue

1854 - 1857 were extensively restored the inside one the monastic church (pulpit, altar, Gestuehl, glasfenster).

1855 output the office for monastery its hereditary lease farmer of additional agreements (addition aluminum documents). Consequently these the assured rights substantially in and by the farmers, the elm in front, are contested. they finally achieve 1869 a revision of the documents.

15. April 1857

Nationalwonderful regulation on the emigration to non-European countries

1857 inauguration of the monastic church^(*).

1858 are restored the cloister.

1860 building of the post office building^(*).

25. June 1867

Condition north Germans of the federation becomes obligatory also on both Mecklenburg

With the establishment 1867 a new age began north Germans of the federation also for Mecklenburg. The condition ensures full liberality within the states north Germans of the federation as well as in transnational traffic for all federal members. The restrictions existing up to then in Mecklenburg are omitted with marriage ceremonies. Mecklenburg was attached to north Germans the post office and communications network and received uniform mass and weights on the basis of the metric system and the notes of the federation. The Mecklenburgian military was subordinated to Prussian command.

W. Raabe: Mecklenburgian native country customer
 
In this 1857 - 61 in Wismar and Ludwig desire published factory the office for monastery Dobbertin is described in detail:
 
Dobbertin (647 Ew.)... of the officials of the monastery live in Dobbertin the monastery captain, the kitchen master, the office registrar, the Forstinspector and the office hunter. Also a post office is in Dobbertin, how also a physician daselbst lives and a quite good hotel is daselbst present. Additionally Dobbertin has 7 Drittelhuefner, mill, poorhouse, 2 schools, industrial school, institute for infant preservation, lime kalkbrennerei, fishery, several craftsmen and holds a fair.
further places of the office for monastery: Schwinz (80 Ew.), Jellen (50 Ew.), Bossow (96 Ew.), Rum Kogel (96 Ew.), large Breesen (140 Ew.), Gerdshagen (yard with 159 Ew. and village with 112 Ew. inclusive. 9 hereditary tenants, 1 hereditary erbschmiede), small Upal (134 Ew.), Lenzen (80 Ew.), Laenitz (18 Ew.), guards (79 Ew. inclusive 3 hereditary tenants, 1 hereditary mill), Lomen (262 Ew. inclusive. 7 hereditary tenants, 2 Buedner), Altenhagen (176 Ew. inclusive. 9 hereditary tenants), Nienhagen (5 hereditary tenants and 58 Ew.), Oldensdorf (9 hereditary tenants and 176 Ew.), Kleisten (56 Ew.), new yard (9 Ew.), Klaeden (105 Ew.), Dobbin (5 hereditary tenants and 223 Ew.), Spendin (57 Ew.), prepare (443 Ew. inclusive. 25 hereditary tenants), Mestlin (240 Ew. and forest yard 51 Ew.), Vimfow (26 Ew.), mill yard (66 Ew.), Sehlsdorf (4 hereditary tenants, 178 Ew.), Darze (3 hereditary tenants and 130 Ew.), Lexow (7 hereditary tenants and 257 Ew.), Roez (73 Ew.), shame by mill (10 Ew.), Sitow (4 hereditary tenants and 107 Ew.), new Sietow (4 hereditary tenants and 21 Ew.), Laerz (14 Dreiveirtel -, 10 half -, 10 Achtelhuefner, 5 Haeusler and 328 Ew.), black (30 hereditary tenants, 19 Haeusler and 353 Ew.), black yard (40 Ew.

1868

Both Mecklenburg join the customs union

1870 - 1871

French-German war

under participation of Mecklenburgian troops

1871

Establishment the German of the Reich, Mecklenburg Schwerin (558,000 inhabitants) and Mecklenburg Strelitz (97,000 inhabitants) become member states

1877 office for monastery Dobbertin 1877 - the inscription of this board at the face of a Tageloehnerhauses is called.
 
The following anecdote from the Mecklenburg book by E. Schulz (Hinstorff publishing house, 1938) could have itself to course-carry at this time in a village of the office for monastery Dobbertin:
A boy of seven years from a property village came once too late to the school, because he had overslept the time. The teacher asked it, when he had gone to bed. " Weet ik nich ", was the response. Whereupon the teacher: " Waer't all darkly? " After short considering the boy said: " Plaeugen harr'n still kuennt. "

1886 porch of a portal at the Dominahaus^(*).

1897

Realm-legal regulation of the emigration nature

Book around the turn of the century
 
How could it have looked around the turn of the century on the property of the office for monastery? A citizen of Berlin of unemployed person (name unknown), who it on a property in Mecklenburg strikes had, describes its experiences: " Hofgaengerleben in Mecklenburg ".
 
With simple words it characterizes the people with which it meets: it the village, the property house, Luedstuw, describes supervisor, farmhands and farm servants, Tageloehner and Hofgaenger (... after Mecklenburgian terms the other ones, which come as Hofgaenger to Mecklenburg, are not too far anything are useful...) Katen... and the daily life of the people. (picture above: Picture postcard from Mestlin, approx. 1905)

1908 besucht der Großherzog Friedrich Franz IV. das Kloster.

1. August 1914 - 11. November 1918

Erster Weltkrieg

1908 visit the Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. the monastery.

1. August 1914 - 11 November 1918

The First World War

14. November 1918

Resignation of the Grand Duke

1918

Transfer of the administration of the monastery Dobbertin by the Free State Mecklenburg Schwerin

1920 removal by force of the national monasteries by the Mecklenburgian condition^(*).

1924 complaint against the new legal status are rejected by the realm court^(*).

1925

Mecklenburg Schwerin has 674,000 inhabitants, Mecklenburg Strelitz 110.000

1929 repair works at the front of the monastic church^(*).

1933

Both Mecklenburg have 805,000 inhabitants

1.1.1934

Union of both Mecklenburg to gau the Mecklenburg (13.10.1933)

1938 change of the monastery office barn to the national youth hostel^(*).

1939 Mecklenburg has 900,593 inhabitants

1939 - 1945

The Second World War

1942 accommodation for evacuees and refugees^(*).

1945 last Konventualinnen pull out^(*).

1945 village and monastery are occupied by soldiers of the Red Army. After their deduction 1947 the damage for humans was immeasurable and also for the cultural inheritance of the monastery.

1945

Education of the country Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

5. September 1945

Regulation on the land reform in the country Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

1946

Mecklenburg has 2,139,000 inhabitants

sections of the examination building destroy 1946 fires^(*).

1947

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is called only Mecklenburg

1947 change to the national age and nursing home for over 600 humans.^(*).

1949

Mecklenburg becomes country of the GDR

9. - 12 July 1952

II. A conference of party of the socialist unit party of Germany (SED) in Berlin decides the flat-measured building up of socialism in the German Democratic Republic.

1. August 1952

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is divided into the districts Rostock, Schwerin and new Brandenburg (25.7.1952)

1962 use as branch office of the district mental hospital Schwerin^(*).

1964 are restored the refectory.

1977 monastery and church are placed under monument protection.^(*).

1979 partial blocking of the monastic church because of increasing building damage.^(*).

1990 beginning of necessary repair works at the monastic church (renewal church roof).^(*).

3. October 1990

New constitution of the country Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

1995 775-Jahr-Feier in the monastery Dobbertin.

1997 the federal state government make a principle resolution, which designates allowances of the country at a value of 25 million Marks for the reorganization of the monastery complex.

2000
Which events make at present headlines in Dobbertin?
 
The monastery is at present the largest employer in the region. This is one of the reasons for small in the comparison the unemployment ratio relative to the remaining Mecklenburg.
Large are also the efforts, which are made in Dobbertin for the development of the tourism. The delightful area loads almost automatically to the attendance in.
Larger projects in the next time are the building of a sport and a cultural center and the reorganization of the historical park. Thus above all the supply for tourists is to be extended. Further efforts direct at more attractiveness of the Nebensaison.

Sources:

• The compilation of the events to the Mecklenburger history is taken the Website www.Luebz-Online.de;
• F. Blacker: By Schinkel sketched, by Demmler built (mm of 11/1991)
• ^(*)H. Alsleben: Monastery Dobbertin (mm of 2/1992)
• Monastery Dobbertin - monks and nuns of the Benediktinerordens, noble lady pin, home place for handicapped one (flyer of the association for the promotion monastery of the Dobbertin e. V.)