▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁Me ck len burg ▁Lake ▁District ▁( Me ck len burg ische ▁Se en pl atte ) ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁Mi row , ▁which ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁M ü ritz ▁and ▁the ▁H avel ▁by ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁la kes , ▁rivers , ▁and ▁can als . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁more ▁la kes ▁on ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁this ▁municipality . ▁The ▁neighbor ing ▁towns ▁of ▁D iem itz , ▁Fle eth , ▁Gran z ow , ▁Pe et sch , ▁and ▁Stars ow ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁municipality . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 2 2 7 , ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁John ▁founded ▁a ▁command ry ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁Mi row ▁after ▁Duke ▁Bor win ▁II ▁had ▁given ▁them ▁land ▁there ; ▁the ▁first ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁coat - of - ar ms ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁still ▁displays ▁the ▁cross ▁of ▁the ▁Johann iter orden ▁( the ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁John ) ▁in ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁that ▁gift . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 1 , ▁the ▁town ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁du chy ▁of ▁Me ck len burg - St rel itz . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁it ▁gained ▁town ▁privileges . ▁ ▁Mi row ▁is ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁Charlotte ▁of ▁Me ck len burg - St rel itz , ▁Queen ▁cons ort ▁of ▁George ▁III ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom