GUSTROW, a town of Germany, situated in Mecklen burg-Schwerin, on the Nebel and the railway from Lubeck to Stettin, 20 m. S. of Rostock. Pop. 22,446.
Gustrow, capital of the Wend district, was a place of some im portance as early as the 12th century, and in 1219 it received Schwerin privileges. From 1316 to 1436 the town was the resi dence of the princes of the Wends, and from 1556 to 1695 of the dukes of Mecklenburg-Gustrow.
The principal buildings are the castle, erected in the middle of the 16th century, the cathedral, dating from the 13th century, restored in 1868, and the town hall (Rathaus) , which dates from the 16th century. The town has machine works, foundries, saw mills, breweries, distilleries, and manufactories of chemicals, sugar and soap. There is also a considerable trade in wool, corn, wood, butter and cattle.