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13-403: "Mir" in Slavonic languages means "peace" or "glory". The name "Mirow" was derived from "villa mirowe", translating as "location of peace". Mirow lies in the middle of the Mecklenburg Lake District ( Mecklenburgische Seenplatte ) on the southern shore of Lake Mirow , which is connected to the Müritz and the Havel by a system of lakes , rivers , and canals . There are several more lakes on

26-599: Is situated in the Gothic Church of Saint John, which was rebuilt after its complete destruction in 1945. Mecklenburg Lake District The Mecklenburg Lake Plateau or Mecklenburg Lakeland ( German : Mecklenburger / Mecklenburgische Seenplatte or Seenland ) is the largest coherent lake and canal region in Germany and is sometimes called "the land of a thousand lakes". There are several nature parks and well-known lakes with unique flora and fauna in

39-763: Is situated in the southeast of the district. The municipality is named after the Mecklenburg Lake District in the surrounding area with the lakes of Carwitzer See , Feldberger Haussee , Breiter Luzin and Schmaler Luzin . In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War , the writer, Hans Fallada , who at the time was living in Feldberg, was appointed the town's interim mayor for 18 months. [REDACTED] Media related to Feldberger Seenlandschaft at Wikimedia Commons This Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district) location article

52-608: Is the birthplace of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , Queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom . The baroque palace, under construction from 1749 to 1760, was designed by Christoph Julius Löwe. It is notable for a ballroom with stucco decoration, and for the Red Salon lined with silk Chinese-style wallpaper. The English-style park of the palace includes the burial place of the last reigning Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who died in 1918. The grand-ducal tomb

65-643: The Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heath Nature Park . [REDACTED] Media related to Mecklenburg Lake District at Wikimedia Commons 53°16′30.000″N 12°39′47.000″E  /  53.27500000°N 12.66305556°E  / 53.27500000; 12.66305556 Feldberg, Mecklenburg Feldberger Seenlandschaft ("Feldberg Lake District") is a municipality in the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte , in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany . It

78-495: The Mecklenburg Lake District is partly hilly but mostly flat, sparsely populated and mainly covered by forests, lakes and marshes. The lakes themselves are popular for recreation, boating, fishing and several water sport activities. They are a natural habitat for numerous plants and animals, including endangered species. The lakeland was already settled around 10,000 BC by huntsmen and fishermen. From 4,000 BC

91-633: The area was a member of the European Geoparks Network and the Global Network of National Geoparks but as at 2011 it no longer possesses that status. The designated natural regions in the Mecklenburg Lake District are the Müritz National Park , with Germany's second-largest lake, as well as the wildlife reserves of Feldberg Lake District Nature Park , Mecklenburg Switzerland and Lake Kummerow Nature Park and

104-459: The first farming communities were established, leaving behind megalithic tombs . In the 4th and 5th centuries, the Germanic settlers of the region migrated south and were replaced from the 7th century by West Slavs (historically known as Wends ), who intermingled with the population that had stayed behind. From the 12th century, the influence of German settlers increased. For a few years

117-664: The last ice age . The main terminal moraine of the Pomeranian stage of the Weichselian, the ridge that runs from Eberswalde-Chorin through Feldberg , Mecklenburg Switzerland to the Kühlung ridge near Kühlungsborn , borders the lakeland to the north. The lakeland can be roughly divided as follows: On Brandenburg territory the lakeland continues into the Uckermark and Rheinsberg Lake Region . The area in and around

130-747: The region, such as the Müritz , the biggest German lake lying entirely within Germany, the Plauer See , the Fleesensee , the Tollensesee , the Schmaler Luzin and the Kölpinsee . Important towns of the region are Neubrandenburg , Neustrelitz , Waren , Röbel , Teterow , Malchow , Mirow and Plau am See . The Mecklenburg Lake District is situated in the central and southern part of

143-567: The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , mostly in historical region of Mecklenburg . In the south it crosses the border of the state Brandenburg . Hence it is also known as the Mecklenburg-Brandenburg Lake District . Like the Pomeranian and Masurian lake plateaux , the Mecklenburg Lake District was formed about 12,000 years ago from the glacial meltwater valleys ( urstromtäler ) and sandar of

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156-469: The territory of this municipality. The neighboring towns of Diemitz, Fleeth, Granzow, Peetsch, and Starsow were incorporated into the town in 2004 and are now part of the municipality. The following districts belong to the town of Mirow: In addition, the residential areas of Mirowdorf, Blankenfelde, Hohenfelde, Birkenhof, Holm, Forsthof, Weinberg, Niemannslust, Diemitzer Schleuse, Fleether Mühle, Kakeldütt, Schillersdorfer Teerofen and Hohe Brücke are parts of

169-646: The town of Mirow. In 1227, the Order of Saint John founded a commandry on the shore of Lake Mirow after Lord Borwin II had given them land there; the first quarter of the coat-of-arms of the town still displays the cross of the Johanniterorden (the Order of Saint John) in commemoration of that gift. In 1701, the town became part of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . In 1919, it gained town privileges . Mirow

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