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Ratzeburg is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated in the middle of four lakes, that leave just narrow access paths to the town. Ratzeburg is the capital of the Kreis (district) of Lauenburg. Population 12,300 (1999).
The town was founded in the 11th century. The name is believed to be derived from the local Slavic ruler Ratibor, who was nicknamed Ratse. In the year 1044 Christian missionaries under the leadership of the monk Ansverus came into the region and built a monastery. It was destroyed in a pagan rebellion in 1066, the monks were stoned to death. Today monuments to the missionaries in two of the town's churches commemmorate these events. Ansverus was later sainted, his bones were entombed in the Ratzeburg cathedral.
Henry the Lion became the ruler of the town in 1143 and established a bishopric in 1154. Later the city became part of the duchy of Sachsen-Lauenburg. The cathedral and its surroundings, however, became part of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1648 to 1937. The town was almost completely destroyed in 1693Events January 11 Eruption of Mt. February 8 The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter July 29 The Battle of Landen October 11 Charleloi falls to the French forces China concentrates all its foreign trade to Canton Eur, when Christian V of DenmarkChristian V ( April 15, 1646 August 25, 1699), was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670-1699. The son of Frederick III of Denmark and Sophia Amelia of Brunswick-Luneburg, was born at Flensburg. He married Charlotte Amelia of Hesse-Cassel on May 14, 1667 a shot Ratzeburg to ashes. After this event it was rebuilt in BaroquePeter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint The Baroque was a style in art that used exaggerated motion and abundant detail to prod style.
