Friedland, Mecklenburg
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Friedland is a town
in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
, Germany
. It is a local center for some villages like Kotelow, Luebbersdorf, Schwichtenberg, Dahle and Boldekow
, and has approximately 8500 citizens.
It was founded in 1244 by the Kurfürsten Otto and Johann of Brandenburg, then having the name Vredeland.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte is a district in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the districts Ludwigslust-Parchim, Rostock , Vorpommern-Rügen, Vorpommern-Greifswald, and the state Brandenburg to the south...
, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a federal state in northern Germany. The capital city is Schwerin...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is a local center for some villages like Kotelow, Luebbersdorf, Schwichtenberg, Dahle and Boldekow
Boldekow
Boldekow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
, and has approximately 8500 citizens.
It was founded in 1244 by the Kurfürsten Otto and Johann of Brandenburg, then having the name Vredeland.
External links
- http://www.friedland-mecklenburg.de - Official website