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The Commandry of Nemerow (German: Komturei Nemerow or Komturei Gardow) was a commandry of the Knights Hospitaller in the village of Klein Nemerow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It existed from 1285 until 1648. It was originally centred on Gardow, a now-ruined village near Wokuhl-Dabelow.
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In the late 13th century, the lands surrounding Nemerow underwent a gradual transfer from the Monastery of Broda to the Knights Hospitaller. In 1273, Margraves Otto and Albrecht of Brandenburg granted the village of Klein Nemerow to the monastery. [1] By 1285, Albrecht III had placed the nearby village of Gnewitz under the jurisdiction of the Order’s commandry at Gardow, which later became known as Nemerow. [2] Over subsequent decades, the commandry’s holdings expanded to include Groß and Klein Nemerow, Rowa, Staven, and the surrounding estates of Gardow, Dabelow, Wokuhl, Gnewitz, Gudendorf, and Dreffin. At its height, the commandry administered eight villages and approximately one hundred farming households, forming a significant agricultural and administrative centre in the region. [3] The Protestant Reformation marked the beginning of its decline; in 1552, Duke Johann Albrecht I of Mecklenburg secularised the property. [4] Thereafter, it passed through the possession of various rulers, including Albrecht von Wallenstein and King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, before being incorporated into the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz following the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. [5]
