Sternberg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛʁnbɛʁk]) is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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Sternberg
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Location of Sternberg within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
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Coordinates: 53°42′N 11°49′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.	Sternberger Seenlandschaft
Government
• Mayor	Jochen Quandt
Area
• Total	67.67 km2 (26.13 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,031
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	19406
Dialling codes	03847
Vehicle registration	PCH
Website	www.stadt-sternberg.de/

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The town of Sternberg was founded during the Ostsiedlung^[2] by duke Pribislaw I,^[2][3] who chartered the town with German town law in 1248.^[3] In the vicinity of the town are the remains of three earlier, Slavic settlements (near Groß Raden and Sternberger Burg within the current city limits, and near Groß Görnow). The Slavic settlement and ramparts near Groß Raden have been excavated and reconstructed and serve as a well-known open-air museum for the Slavic era.

Suzerainty over Sternberg was transferred from Pribislaw to the Prince of Mecklenburg following Pribislaw's expulsion in 1255. Sternberg became the favorite residence of duke Heinrich II. (the Lion) in 1310. In 1492, 27 Jews were burned on the Judenberg after being charged with Eucharistic Sacrilege, a fictitious crime used in Jewish pogroms throughout medieval and renaissance Europe. On June 20, 1549, the Reformation was introduced in Mecklenburg as a result of a special council (Landtag) on the Sagsdorfer Bridge in Sternberg. In 1628, during the Thirty Years' War Albrecht von Wallenstein held council here.

The city is located southwest of Rostock, southeast of Wismar, and northeast of Schwerin. It is located near the Warnow River.

• Albrecht Tischbein (1803-1881), German shipbuilder
• Alexander Behm (1880-1952), German inventor and physicist