 Güstrow is said to be founded by Heinrich Borwin II, a grandson of Henry the Lion, between 1219 and 1226 and was first mentioned in 1228 in the deed of city rights of Schwerin, confirmed by the sons of Heinrich Borwin II, who donated the cathedral as collegiate church in 1226.Güstrow was a residence of the lords of Werle from 1229 until 1436.In 1441 the first privileged shooting society of Güstrow was founded.