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Derives from a castle named Mikilenburg
- The name Mecklenburg derives from a castle named Mikilenburg (Old Saxon for "big castle", hence its translation into Neo-Latin and Greek as Megalopolis), located between the cities of Schwerin and Wismar. In Slavic languages it was known as Veligrad, which also means "big castle".
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The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Wismar and Güstrow. The name Mecklenburg derives from a castle named Mikilenburg (Old Saxon for "big castle", hence its translation into Neo-Latin and Greek as Megalopolis), located between the cities of Schwerin and Wismar.
why does the english part only translate vorpommern/vörpommern and not mecklenburg/mäcklenborg? we have no control over the English language and you have to ask that English people. Please also ask them why they translate the German state of Bayern into Bavaria but when it comes to the soccer club Bayern München they only translate the city ...
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; German: [ˌmeːklənbʊʁkˈfoːɐ̯pɔmɐn] or ⓘ; [7] [8] Low German: Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany.
Mecklenburg, historic region of northeastern Germany, located along the Baltic Sea coastal plain, from the Bight of Lübeck about 100 miles (160 km) eastward. It is now included in the German Land (state) of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania (q.v.). By the 7th century ad the Slavic Obodrites and the Lutycy.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The early name for the Mecklenburg area was Vandalia and later it was called Wendenland. The land was not cultivated during the Slavic times, but was covered everywhere with primeval forest. It was economically and culturally cut off from the rest of Germany.
Apr 30, 2024 · Cornwallis called the city a “hornet’s nest of rebellion,” leaving Charlotte with the Hornet’s Nest nickname. 8. The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is said to be the first document in the country to claim independence from England. It was signed on May 20, 1775 — now known as Meck Dec Day. 9.
Article History. German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, Land (state), northeastern Germany. Mecklenburg–West Pomerania borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Poland to the east, and the German states of Brandenburg to the south, Lower Saxony to the southwest, and Schleswig-Holstein to the west. The capital is Schwerin.
