Great Dratow

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Great Dratow
Community of Schloen-Dratow
Coordinates: 53 ° 30 ′ 43 ″  N , 12 ° 50 ′ 21 ″  E
Height : 74 m above sea level NHN
Area : 25.77 km²
Residents : 355  (Dec. 31, 2010)
Population density : 14 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 2012
Postal code : 17192
Area code : 039934
Gross Dratow (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
Great Dratow

Location of Groß Dratow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Groß Dratow is a district of the municipality Schloen-Dratow in the Mecklenburg Lake District in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany).

geography

Groß Dratow in the Mecklenburg Lake District is northeast of the Müritz between the cities of Waren (Müritz) and Penzlin . The hilly (up to 85 m above sea level), wooded area in the south has a share in the Müritz National Park . The Ostpeene rises to the west of Groß Dratow .

The districts of Groß Dratow, Klein Dratow, Klockow and Schwastorf belonged to the community of Groß Dratow, which existed until 2011.

history

Church in Gross Dratow

In 1284, the villages of Groß and Klein Dratow appear for the first time in a document, five years later the former district of Schwastorf. The Groß Dratower Church dates from the 13th century.

Agriculture traditionally plays the largest role in Groß Dratow.

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent municipality of Klein Dratow was incorporated. On January 1, 2012, Groß Dratow and the neighboring municipality of Schloen merged to form the new municipality of Dratow-Schloen, which was renamed Schloen-Dratow two years later.

Individual evidence

  1. Changes in the municipalities of Germany, see 2012 StBA

Web links

Commons : Groß Dratow  - Collection of images