Gorlosen

Gorlosen
Municipality
Church in Gorlosen
Church in Gorlosen
Location of Gorlosen within Ludwigslust-Parchim district

Location of Gorlosen
Gorlosen is located in Germany
Gorlosen
Gorlosen
Location within Germany
Gorlosen is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Gorlosen
Gorlosen
Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 53°10′N 11°28′E / 53.167°N 11.467°E / 53.167; 11.467
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.Grabow
Subdivisions5
Government
 • MayorThomas Bach (WG G-D)
Area
 • Total
53.02 km2 (20.47 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[1]
 • Total
441
 • Density8.32/km2 (21.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19294
Dialling codes038755
Vehicle registrationLWL
Websitewww.amt-grabow.de

Gorlosen is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is a member of the Amt Grabow and, via its district, the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

Geography

Gorlosen has an area of 53.1 square kilometres (20.5 sq mi) that is divided into a total of five ortsteile which, besides the village of Gorlosen itself, are: Boek, Dadow, Grittel, and Strassen. Geographically, the municipality is located in the Griese Gegend, not too far from the Elbtalaue region.[2] The municipality's south-eastern border with Milow is formed by the Meynbach and Alte Elde rivers. The municipality's physical geography is characterized by the Eldetal and forests.

The B191 federal road lies 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Gorlosen in the neighboring municipality of Eldena. The villages of Strassen and Gorlosen proper are connected to Eldena and Lenzen via the L07 state road.[3]

Gorlosen borders Eldena to the north-west, Grabow to the north, Kremmin to the north-east, Milow to the south-west, Lenzen (Elbe) in the Prignitz district of Brandenburg to the south, and Neu Kaliß as well as Malk Göhren to the west. The village of Krinitz (municipality of Milow), which is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south-east of Gorlosen proper and 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) north-east of Grittel, it lies directly on the municipality's border.

History

The territory now occupied by the municipality was previously settled by the Linones, a Polabian tribe associated with the Obotrites.[4] According archaeological finds were also made in the village.[5]

Gorlosen was first mentioned in 1317[2] as Gorlose. It was also known by the names Gurlose (1334), Gorloess (1506), Gorlosen (1551), and Gorlosii (1561). The name likely comes from the Old Slavic words gora and lêsŭ, meaning "settlement by the forested hill".[6] The settlement of Gorlosen is a Hufendorf.[3]

Historically, Gorlosen was home to a legendary castle[7][8] which was referenced by Karl May in his work Der beiden Quitzows letzte Fahrten.

On 1 July 1950, Boek, Grittel, and Strassen became part of Gorlosen.[9] On 1 January 1974, the municipality of Krinitz (including the village of Görnitz) also became part of Gorlosen but re-gained independence in 1995 until finally becoming part of Milow in 2004.[10][9] Dadow was annexed into Gorlosen on 13 June 2004.[11]

Demographics

As of 2024, Gorlosen has a population of 441 which is split between 214 (51.5%) male and 227 (48.5%) female. As of the 2022 German census, most residents (70.7% or 323 people) do not belong to one of Germany's two state-recognized churches while 28.7% (131 people) are protestants and 0.7% (3 people) are Catholic. As of that same census, 96.9% of residents (443 people) have German citizenship, while 1.8% (8 people) have Ukrainian citizenship and 1.3% (6 people) are holding another EU citizenship.[12]

Politics

Municipal council

The most recent elections for Gorlosen's municipal council were held on 9 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern municipal elections, and yielded the following results:[13]

Party Votes Share Seats
% +/- Won +/–
WG Gorlosen-Dadow 482 67.04 Decrease 9.28 3 Decrease 2
FF Boek/Gorlosen 237 32.96 New 2 Increase 2
Total 719 100.0 5 Decrease 1
Valid votes 719 68.95
Invalid/blank votes 60 7.63
Total votes 779 100.0
Turnout 262 68.95 Decrease 2.51
Eligible voters 380

Previous elections had the following results:

Year
Party
 2024 2019[14]
% Seats % Seats
WG Gorlosen-Dadow 67.04 3 76.32 5
FF Boek/Gorlosen 32.96 2 Did not exist
Independents Did not run 23.68[a] 1[b]
Total 100.0 5 100.0 6

Mayor

During the 2024 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern municipal elections, the incumbent mayor Kathrin Heiden (Ind.) was the only standing candidate but lost re-election with only 48.05% of the yes vote (50% is required). Instead, the newly elected municipal council selected one of its members to serve as mayor.[15] The council chose Thomas Bach, a member of WG Gorlosen-Dadow, who has served as the municipality's mayor since.[2]

Notable people

Notes

  1. ↑ In total. 14.90% for Doreen von Soosten; 4.81% for Andreas Makowsky; 3.97% for Gerhard Selle.
  2. ↑ Doreen von Soosten

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise und Gemeinden 2024" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gemeinde Gorlosen | Amt Grabow". www.grabow.de. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  3. 1 2 "Gemeinde Gorlosen | Amt Grabow". www.grabow.de. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  4. ↑ "929-2004: 1075 Jahre Lenzen – Lenzens Historie". www.lindner-dresden.de. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  5. ↑ Klápště, Jan (2012). STUDIA MEDIÆVALIA PRAGENSIA 11 (PDF). UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE NAKLADATELSTVÍ KAROLINUM. p. 101. ISBN 978-80-246-2107-4.
  6. ↑ Kühnel, Paul (1881). "Die slavischen Ortsnamen in Meklenburg". Jahrbücher des Vereins für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Altertumskunde (in German) (46 ed.). p. 54.
  7. ↑ Enders, Lieselott. "2. Kapitel: Die Prignitz im Spätmittelalter (Vom Anfang des 14. bis zum Ausgang des 15. Jahrhunderts)". Die Prignitz (in German). Verlag für Berlin-Brandenburg. p. 129. ISBN 3-935035-00-4.
  8. ↑ Niederhöffer, A. (1862). "Die alte Burg Gorlosen bei Eldena". Mecklenburgs Volkssagen (4th ed.).
  9. 1 2 Gemeinden 1994 und ihre Veränderungen seit 01.01.1948 in den neuen Ländern (PDF) (in German). Wiesbaden: Statlstisches Bundesamt (Metzler-Poeschel). 1995. pp. 130–131. ISBN 3-8246-0321-7.
  10. ↑ Enders, Lieselott (2012-09-18). Historisches Ortslexikon für Brandenburg – Prignitz (in German). Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. pp. 266 & 436. ISBN 978-3-8305-4299-5.
  11. ↑ "Gebietsänderungen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2004" (PDF). Statistische Berichte (2004). 2005-02-28.
  12. ↑ "City Population: Gorlosen". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  13. ↑ "Ergebnis". votemanager.kdo.de. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  14. ↑ "Stadt-/ Gemeindevertretungswahl - Europawahl / Kommunalwahlen 2019 Amt Grabow - Mitgliedsgemeinde Gorlosen". votemanager.kdo.de. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  15. ↑ Zimmermann, Juana (2024-06-10). "Keine Mehrheit für einzige Kandidaten". www.nordkurier.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-22.
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