Groß Godems
Great Godems is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg pleasure Parchim in Mecklenburg -Vorpommern ( Germany ). It is administered by the Office Parchimer surrounding headquartered in Parchim.
Geography and transport
About half of its territory is covered by forest. Great Godems located in a very hilly moraine landscape. The biggest hill is the Tobias mountain with 103 meters above sea level. NHN in the far east. Larger parts of the municipality is forested. Worth mentioning is the forest area Godemser firs. Larger lakes or rivers there is in the municipality no. It is worth mentioning only the Red river, which forms the northern boundary of the municipality. It ends just north of the municipality in the Müritz - Elde waterway.
Through the municipal area leads to the south the A24, which is accessible via the junction Parchim. The community is located about eight kilometers south of Parchim.
History
Great Godems was mentioned in 1291, first documented as a villa Wodamiz. The name comes from the Slavic word voda for water. The place name could mean so place the watercourse.
Attractions
- Village church from the 17th century
- Douglas fir forest stand at Sonnenberg
- Büdnerei
Personalities
- Carl Johann Theodor Abs ( * September 17, 1851, † February 18, 1895 ) wrestler, also spelled Carl Abs, won on May 18, 1884 in New York with a win over William Muldoon, the first World Cup of the Ringer
- Jürgen Heinrich ( * 1945), actor and director