Mecklenburg, Germany

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area 23180 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Baltic_Sea
gptkb:Lower_Saxony
gptkb:Brandenburg
gptkb:Schleswig-Holstein
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Güstrow
gptkb:Schwerin
gptkbp:coatOfArms bull's head
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Mecklenburgers
gptkbp:flag blue-yellow-red horizontal stripes
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Mecklenburgisch
gptkbp:historicalEvent became part of East Germany in 1945
joined German Confederation in 1815
merged with Vorpommern in 1945
partitioned into duchies in 1701
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Low_German
gptkb:Grand_Duchy_of_Mecklenburg-Schwerin
gptkb:Grand_Duchy_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz
gptkb:Duchy_of_Mecklenburg
gptkb:Free_State_of_Mecklenburg-Schwerin
gptkb:Free_State_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mecklenburg, Germany
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Baltic_Sea_coast
lakes
manor houses
castles
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Rostock
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Northern_Germany
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Lake_Müritz
gptkb:Schweriner_See
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Güstrow
gptkb:Greifswald
gptkb:Ludwigslust
gptkb:Neubrandenburg
gptkb:Wismar
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
gptkbp:population about 1.6 million (historical, varies)
gptkbp:region Lowland
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:House_of_Mecklenburg
gptkbp:timezone CEST
CET
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Historic_Centres_of_Stralsund_and_Wismar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wilhelm_Gustloff
gptkb:Order_of_the_Wendish_Crown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6