It had been administered by the Mecklenburg-Schwerin state since 1803 but at the time when Gottlob was born there, the town was still claimed by Sweden, the country which had controlled it from the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 until 1803.
Ito had been pinapangasiwaan ng Mecklenburg-Schwerin ng estado mula noong 1803 ngunit sa oras kapag Gottlob ay ipinanganak doon, ang mga bayan ay pa rin inaangkin ng Sweden, ang mga bansa na kung saan nagkaroon na ito mula sa Kapayapaan ng Westphalia sa 1648 hanggang 1803.