Gägelow Explained

Image Coa:Wappen Gaegelow.svg
Coordinates:53.8989°N 11.3817°W
Image Plan:Gägelow_in_NWM 2011.svg
State:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District:Nordwestmecklenburg
Amt:Grevesmühlen-Land
Elevation:19
Area:22.61
Postal Code:23968
Area Code:03841
Licence:NWM
Gemeindeschlüssel:13 0 74 022
Website:Amt Grevesmühlen
Mayor:Uwe Wandel

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

Geography

Hamlets of Gägelow

NameCoordinates
Gressow
Jamel
Neu Weitendorf
Proseken
Sternkrug
Stofferstorf
Voßkuhl
Weitendorf
Wolde

Jamel

Jamel, one of the hamlets in Gägelow, has become infamous because it is ruled by neo-Nazis.[1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: The Village Where the Neo-Nazis Rule. Maximilian. Popp. Der Spiegel. January 3, 2011. January 5, 2011.