Butzow

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Butzow
Location of Butzow within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Butzow is located in Germany
Butzow
Butzow
Butzow is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Butzow
Butzow
Coordinates: 53°50′N 13°39′E / 53.833°N 13.650°E / 53.833; 13.650
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Anklam-Land
Subdivisions4
Government
 • MayorReinhard Götz
Area
 • Total12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total430
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17392
Dialling codes03971
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitewww.amt-anklam-land.de

Butzow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

History

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From 1648 to 1720, Butzow was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.