▁Ne igh bour ing ▁municipal ities , ▁listed ▁clock wise ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁North , ▁are ▁W itten hagen , ▁Wil m sh agen , ▁Sü der hol z , ▁Wend isch ▁B agg endorf , ▁Sp li ets dorf , ▁Pap en hagen . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Gr im men ▁was ▁founded ▁during ▁the ▁Ost s ied lung , ▁when ▁about ▁ 1 2 5 0 ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁craft s man ▁from ▁Lower ▁Sax ony , ▁West phal ia ▁and ▁the ▁Lower ▁Rh ine ▁settled ▁the ▁site ▁which ▁then ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Princi p ality ▁of ▁R ü gen . ▁The ▁first ▁document ▁mention ing ▁Gr imm ens ▁is ▁of ▁ 1 2 6 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 2 8 7 , ▁a ▁report ▁mentions ▁Vog t ▁Ber th old ▁taking ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁further ▁mentions ▁that ▁Gr im men ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁granted ▁Lü beck ▁law ▁before . ▁The ▁actual ▁char ter ▁is ▁lost , ▁thus ▁the ▁exact ▁date ▁when ▁the ▁town ▁received ▁Lü beck ▁law ▁remains ▁uncertain . ▁According ly , ▁the ▁ 7 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁was ▁celebrated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Since ▁ 1 3 2 5 , ▁Gr im men ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁P omer ania . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁lo oted ▁several ▁times . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Gr im men ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Swedish ▁P omer ania , ▁a ▁domin ion