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| Mirow | ||
| federal state | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | |
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| Residents | 3.933 (2019) | |
| height | 63 m | |
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Mirow is a small town on the Mecklenburg Kleinseenplatte in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
background
The city Mirow at the Mirower See with its castle is the starting point of the canoe tour Old ride, which connects Mirow with the Müritz via a series of lakes connected by canals, with the construction of the canal of the Müritz-Havel waterway, which Mirow with the little Müritz and Rechlin connects, the old trip has lost its meaning as a shipping route.
The history of the place begins with the Slavic village Mirov, from Prince Heinrich Borwin von Mecklenburg in the 13th century. Land in the local area ceded to the Order of St. John and it became a Commandery founded. In the 17th century came the place after the secularization of the Commandery to the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, on the Castle Island became after the building of the old commandery fell victim to a major fire in 1707/12 New lock built. Vis à vis became that in 1735/37 Lower lock built, in which after the protracted completion the teachers' seminar of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was housed.
After a long history as a market town, the place only received town charter in 1919, in recent years the surrounding places have been Granzow, Peetsch, Diemitz and Rye incorporated.
getting there
By plane
The closest airports are the Rostock Airport
(IATA: RLG) (100 km) and the Berlin Brandenburg Airport(IATA: BER) (150 km).
By train
The journey with the 1 train takes place over Neustrelitz, the Kleinseenbahn the Hanseatic Railway runs every two hours between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to Mirow (adults € 4.40, 2017). Neustrelitz has hourly regional express connections with Berlin and every two hours with Rostock and Stralsund. It takes a good two hours to get from Berlin or from Rostock to Mirow.
By bus
The buses of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Transport Company connect Mirow with the places in the area, for example with Vietzen-Rechlin and the places Schwarz and Diemitz belonging to Mirow.
In the street
From the south you can get from the Berliner Ring (
) about the 
and the 
exit 
Röbel about the 
through Vipperow Mirow and from there on to Wesenberg and after Neustrelitz.
An alternative route is the approach from Neuruppin about the German avenue street
above Rheinsberg to Wesenberg and from there on the in a westerly direction to Mirow.
A third variant from Berlin is from Kreuz Oranienburg on the B 96 and then south of Neustrelitz on the B 198 from the east to Mirow.
The drive from Berlin takes 1:45 to two hours on all three routes, but the distance traveled differs somewhat (via the B 96: 125 km; via the A 19: 165 km).
You can also use the A 19 from Rostock and Hamburg to the Röbel exit. The drive from Rostock (125 km) takes just under 1½ hours; from Hamburg (230 km) 2:15 to 2½ hours
By boat
From Mirow the passenger ships operate Blue and white fleet on the various lakes of the Neustrelitz Kleinseenplatte, hardly any traveler will use the ship connections to get there.
By bicycle
Mirow is right on the Mecklenburg Lakes Cycle Route, between Neustrelitz and Wesenberg in one as well Were and Rechlin in the other direction. In 10 km away Wesenberg there is a connection to the Long-distance cycle route Berlin – Copenhagen or D-Route 11 Ostsee – Upper Bavaria or EuroVelo 7 Sonnenroute.
On foot
The runs through Mirow European long-distance footpath E10 on the way from Rügen towards Potsdam.
mobility
In the village you can walk, the sights are quite easy to reach on foot, the canoe station and youth hostel are on the opposite shore of the lake in a bay, the walk to the castle island is a good 3 km.
Tourist Attractions
- Castle Island: that's on the castle island 1 New Mirow Palace from the early 18th century, which got its present form with the rococo portal in 1749/58. Opposite in the castle park is the one built a little later 2 Lower lock, Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich IV., his brother Carl and sister Sophie Charlotte were born in this ancestral palace of the Princes von Mirow. After marrying King George III. was crowned Queen of England.
- The island can be reached via a bridge over the man-made castle moat, on which is the one built in 1588 Gatehouse.
- a footpath through the castle park leads over a bridge to 3 Love island, The tomb of the last Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI, who attempted suicide here in 1918, is located on this idyllic islet.
- to the west lies the 4 Johanniterkirche
: a single-nave predecessor building fell victim to the fire of 1742, in the same year today's church was rebuilt. In 1945 it went up in flames when it was shot at by grenades, after five years the reconstruction was complete, but the church tower could not be rebuilt until a citizens' initiative in 1989/93. - Nearby are the ones belonging to the Seehotel 5 Ice cellar, a Ice elevator was used to transport ice blocks for storage in the ice cellar in winter, which kept the refrigerated goods cool into the summer.
- The hustle and bustle on the is worth seeing 6 Mirower lift lock, at which every hour the boats coming from the Müritz are channeled to the level of the Mirower See.
- south of the castle island is the 2 Mirow city harbor in a side channel, here sport boats can moor.
activities
- the Neustrelitzer Kleinseenplatte As a “paradise for paddlers”, it attracts many canoe tourists to the region; Old ride.
- 1 Canoe station Mirow, At the Clön 1, 17252 Mirow. Tel.: 49 (0)39833 22098, Email: [email protected]. Boat rental, campsite, also offer with group tents.
- 2 kanu basis mirow GmbH, 17252 Mirow. Tel.: 49 (0)39923 7160, Email: [email protected]. Canoe rental near the youth hostel.
- a boat trip with the ships of the Blue and white fleet on the Mirower See and to the lakes in the area.
shop
In Mirow there are various shops and 1 2 Supermarkets and camping tourists from the surrounding areas can stock up on groceries and everyday items here.
kitchen
- 1 Lake fishery Obere Havel, Mirower Fischer, Mühlenstrasse 21, 17252 Mirow. Tel.: 49 (0)39833 20423. Horticulture and sale of smoked fish.
- 2 Old castle brewery, Schloßinsel 3, 17252 Mirow. Tel.: 49 (0)39833 20346. Restaurant with lake terrace, mooring facilities, overnight accommodation in the hotel.
- 3 Blue Mouse Inn, Schlossstrasse 11, 17252 Mirow. Tel.: 49 (0)39833 21734.
nightlife
In the evening it gets quiet in Mirow, if you want to plunge into the nightlife you have to go Neustrelitz drive.
accommodation
- 1 Youth hostel Mirow with campground, At the Clön 2, 17252 Mirow. Tel.: 49 (0)39833 26100, Fax: 49 (0)39833 261030, Email: [email protected]. Mirow youth hostel and campground, adjacent to the Mirow canoe base.
- 2 Inn and Pension "Ex", Retzower Str. 8, 17252 Mirow. Tel.: 49 (0)39833 20510, Fax: 49 (0)39833 26864. Inn, four guest rooms.Feature: pension.
- 3 Strandhotel & Restaurant Mirow, Strandstrasse 20, 17252 Mirow. Tel.: 49 (0)39833 22019, Fax: 49 (0)39833 20806, Email: [email protected]. Beach hotel, campground and restaurant.
- 4 Hotel lake promenade, Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse 49. Tel.: 49 (0)39833 2820, Email: [email protected]. Open: WED - SUN noon.
health
Three basic providers practice in Mirow.
Practical advice
trips
- in the Muritz National Park
- to Rechlin ins Aeronautical Museum or after Were in the museum Müritzeum
- with the canoe on the different lakes of the Neustrelitzer Kleinseenplatte
literature
Web links
- http://www.amt-mecklenburgische-kleinseenplatte.de - Official website of Mirow
