Mirow

"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 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:{{cite web |title=Hauptsatzung der Stadt Mirow |url=https://www.amt-mecklenburgische-kleinseenplatte.de/application/files/7015/7977/3460/Hauptsatzung_Mirow.pdf |website=Amt Mecklenburgische Kleinseenplatte |access-date=12 June 2020}}

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 the town of Mirow.{{cite web |title=Mirow (Mecklenburg) |url=http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Mirow_(Mecklenburg) |website=GenWiki |access-date=12 June 2020}}

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 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 is situated in the Gothic Church of Saint John, which was rebuilt after its complete destruction in 1945.{{cite web|title=Sights and attractions in and around Mirow|url=http://www.mirow.m-vp.de/sehenswertes.htm}}

File:Duke Adolf Friedrich IV of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.png Adolphus Frederick IV of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]

• Ludwig Giesebrecht (1792–1873), a German poet and historian.
• Walter Gotsmann (1891–1961), a German painter, art teacher and conservationist.

• Adolphus Frederick IV (1738–1794), Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1752 to 1794.
• Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1741–1816), duke & grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1794 to 1816.
• Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, wife of King George III
• Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg (1748–1785), a German nobleman, sailor and soldier.

File:Mirow Schloss.jpg|Baroque and early Classicist Mirow Castle, standing on the Castle Island inside the lake Mirower See

File:Mirow Schloss Liebesinsel Brücke 2010-04-07 057.jpg|Bridge connecting Mirow's Castle Island to Love Island

File:Mirow Kirche1.jpg|Castle Church of Mirow

File:Mirowersee.jpg|Boat houses at Mirower See

File:Diemitz Vilzsee 2010-04-07 116.jpg|Vilzsee

File:Mirow Schleuse Jul 2010 a.jpg|Watergate at Müritz-Elde waterway

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• [http://www.mecklenburgische-kleinseenplatte.de/heimatliche-kleinseenplatte/gemeinden-2/mirow.html Website of Mirow] (German)

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