Groß Krams


Groß Krams is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is part of the collective municipality of Hagenow-Land.

Geography

Groß Krams lies in the Griese Gegend, a forested region of southwestern Mecklenburg. It has an area of roughly 10.32 square kilometers, and has the Bundesstraße 5 passing through it.
The municipality borders Alt Krenzlin to the south, Bresegard bei Picher to the northeast, Belsch to the west, and Redefin to the northwest. It is part of the collective municipality of Hagenow-Land, by which it is surrounded on all sides but the south, as Alt Krenzlin is part of the collective municipality of Ludwigslust-Land.

History

Groß Krams was integrated into the municipality of Redefin on 1 January 1974. It was again separated into its own municipality on 5 May 1990.

Politics

The current mayor of Groß Krams is Tobias Alwardt.

Elections

The most recent election were the 2019 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [municipal elections]. The municipal councils' size was increased from 5 to 7 following the 2019 election.
! colspan=2| Candidate
! Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 105
! 75
!
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! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 6
! 5.41
!
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! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 111
! 79.29
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Seal

Groß Krams does not have an official coat of arms or flag, it does however have an official seal described, but never visualized, in the main statute of the municipal council since 1999. According to the statute, the seal shows a bull's head looking ahead with a torn off neck fur and crown, around it the inscription: "GEMEINDE GROß KRAMS • LANDKREIS LUDWIGSLUST-PARCHIM".

Sights

There is a war memorial for the fallen from World War I and World War II in Groß Krams. The village is also home to several historic and protected buildings.