Gägelow

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Gägelow
The church in the village of Gressow
The church in the village of Gressow
Coat of arms of Gägelow
Coat of arms
Location of Gägelow within Nordwestmecklenburg district
Gägelow is located in Germany
Gägelow
Gägelow
Coordinates: 53°53′56″N 11°22′54″E / 53.89889°N 11.38167°E / 53.89889; 11.38167Coordinates: 53°53′56″N 11°22′54″E / 53.89889°N 11.38167°E / 53.89889; 11.38167
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictNordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc.Grevesmühlen-Land
Government
 • MayorUwe Wandel
Area
 • Total22.61 km2 (8.73 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,579
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
23968
Dialling codes03841
Vehicle registrationNWM
WebsiteAmt Grevesmühlen
Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 
Download coordinates as: KML

Gägelow is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Geography[]

Hamlets of Gägelow[]

Name Coordinates
53°51′53″N 11°19′48″E / 53.8647083°N 11.3300417°E / 53.8647083; 11.3300417 (Gressow)
Jamel 53°52′25″N 11°18′16″E / 53.8735028°N 11.3044944°E / 53.8735028; 11.3044944 (Jamel)
Neu Weitendorf 53°54′25″N 11°21′17″E / 53.9068056°N 11.3548444°E / 53.9068056; 11.3548444 (Neu Weitendorf)
53°54′20″N 11°22′10″E / 53.9054222°N 11.3694528°E / 53.9054222; 11.3694528 (Proseken)
Sternkrug 53°51′42″N 11°18′22″E / 53.8617528°N 11.3062333°E / 53.8617528; 11.3062333 (Sternkrug)
Stofferstorf 53°53′23″N 11°21′37″E / 53.8896222°N 11.3603694°E / 53.8896222; 11.3603694 (Stofferstorf)
Voßkuhl 53°52′38″N 11°21′09″E / 53.8771611°N 11.3524°E / 53.8771611; 11.3524 (Voßkuhl)
Weitendorf 53°53′46″N 11°21′15″E / 53.8962222°N 11.35405°E / 53.8962222; 11.35405 (Weitendorf)
53°53′01″N 11°20′51″E / 53.8836361°N 11.3476°E / 53.8836361; 11.3476 (Wolde)

Jamel[]

Jamel, one of the hamlets in Gägelow, has become infamous because it is ruled by neo-Nazis.[2]

Coat of Arms[]

The coat of arms of Gägelow were designed by Michael Zapfe of Wismar and approved by the Ministry of the Interior on the 4th of November, 1996.

Photogallery[]

  • The village church of Proseken

  • The village church of Gressow

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2020". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2021.
  2. ^ Popp, Maximilian (January 3, 2011). "The Village Where the Neo-Nazis Rule". Der Spiegel. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

External links[]

Media related to Gägelow at Wikimedia Commons


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