Schloen

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Location of Schloen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Schloen is a municipality in the district of Schloen - Dratow Mecklenburg Lake District Mecklenburg -Vorpommern ( Germany ).

Geography

The place Schloen in the Mecklenburg Lake District is approximately seven miles from Waren (Müritz). On the south bank of about 300 acres of the lake Torgelower Ostpeene, which rises just south of Schloen flows - to the north of the Müritz National Park.

To Schloen included the districts Neu Schloen, Upper Chloen and Schloener colony.

History

In the land Slone, as the area was once called, originally settled the Slavs. At the site of the former hill fort, the church was built at the beginning of the 13th century ( the bell tower dates from 1765 ). For the first time appeared Schloen 1218 in a document.

Built in 1837, the water mill on the Ostpeene has now been restored.

The convenient traffic Schloens is the reason for the settlement of certain services and commercial businesses. Through the construction of single and multi-family homes, the community was able to buck the trend in Mecklenburg increase the number of inhabitants. In addition to agriculture, which traditionally dominates in the region, the tourism ( farm hotel ) was developed.

On January 1, 2012, and the neighboring municipality of Schloen United Dratow to Dratow - Schloen joined together, which two years later was renamed Schloen - Dratow.