Gramzow

The municipality belongs to the district Gramzow Uckermark the northern Brandenburg and is approximately 13 km from the district town of Prenzlau away. In Gramzow is the administrative headquarters of the Office of the same name, composed of five more communities.

  • 3.1 Coat of Arms

Districts

To Gramzow include the districts Mesilla, New Lützlow, Meichow and Polßen as well as the expansion of residential places, forest house, Karlshof, Koboltenhof, Neumeichow, Randow height and Zehnebeck.

Demographics

( 31.12. of the year indicated )

  • 2007 - 2008
  • 2008 - 2057

History

For the first time in 1168 as Gramzow is Gramsowe villa (village) documented, making it " the oldest documented traditional site of Uckermark " ( Lieselott Enders ). In 1177/78 the Premonstratensian was founded. 1714 burned down the monastery church. To date, a portion of the west wall is still preserved. The monastery ruin is a landmark Gramzows. In 1288 Gramzow is first mentioned as a city, since 1586 only as patches. Lord of the city, the monastery was, from 1542/43 the sovereign ( elector ).

In 1906, the orbit Schönermark - Damme was inaugurated. By 1979, drove trains to Schönermark and to 1995 in the direction of Damme and Prenzlau. On the part of the track between Gramzow and Damme and between Damme and Eickstedt the Railway Museum Gramzow now operates its own route where the starting point is the museum in Gramzow.

December 31, 2001 Lützlow, Meichow and Polßen were incorporated.

Policy

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 26 January 2000.

Blazon: "In a silver jointed red brick wall a pointed, silver- framed blue window, beseitet up of two silver trefoil, is a standing resist sighted red - reinforced Stork in natural colors. "

Infrastructure

  • Federal Highway 11 - exit number 6
  • Federal Highway 198
  • Federal Highway 20

Attractions

In the list of monuments in Gramzow are registered in the list of monuments of the country Brandenburg monuments.

  • Railway Museum with the Gramzower museum railway ( Brandenburg Museum of Small Business and Private Companies on the former station )

Lakes

The village is situated on the lakes Gramzow Klostersee (also Haussee ) and Kantorsee. In the village is the Schulzensee.

In the south ( on the B198 after Angermuende ) the Glambecksee is.

South - west of Gramzow (toward Melzow / Warnitz ) are the Kuhseen ( Big and - Small Kuhsee ). The bathing area to the Great Kuhsee can be reached from Karlshof.

Personalities

  • Bernhard Kohl Reif (1605-1646), Rector of the High School to the Grey Monastery in Berlin
  • Franz Theremin (1780-1846), Protestant theologian and poet
  • Bernard of Schkopp (1817-1904), General of Infantry
  • Anna Karbe (1852-1875), Brandenburg songs and regional poet
  • Remané Hermann (1864-1932), inventor, electrical engineer and honorary Doctor
  • Paul Hellman (1889-1964), captain of the Blockade Runner Osorno, only the Knight's Cross of the German merchant marine in World War II
  • Herbert Hum (pseudonym Harry Bear) ( 1909-1985 ), writer and photographer
  • Walter Bredendiek (1926-1984), Protestant theologian and local historian
  • Annegret Hahn ( born 1951 ), dramaturge, director and theater director
Uckermark (district) Gramzow (Amt) Alexander Duncker Berkholz-Meyenburg Boitzenburger Land Carmzow-Wallmow Casekow Gartz Gerswalde Lychen Mark Landin Mescherin Milmersdorf Mittenwalde (Uckermark) Nordwestuckermark Oberuckersee Passow, Brandenburg Pinnow Randowtal Schenkenberg, Brandenburg Schwedt Tantow Temmen-Ringenwalde Uckerfelde Zichow Integrated Authority File
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