Garz (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaʁts]) is a small municipality on the island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald landkreis in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Garz | |
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_von_SO.jpg) Old church (Saalkirche) in Garz | |
Location of Garz within Vorpommern-Greifswald district _in_VG.svg) | |
  Garz  Garz | |
| Coordinates: 53°53′N 14°10′E / 53.883°N 14.167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Usedom-Süd |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Günter Krohn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.04 km2 (3.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 280 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17419 |
| Dialling codes | 038376 |
| Vehicle registration | VG |
| Website | www.amtusedom.de |
Adjacent to the town is the regional Heringsdorf Airport, before border controls between Poland and Germany were abolished in 2007 in accordance with the Schengen agreement. A border checkpoint with Świnoujście that was restricted to pedestrian/bicycle/bus traffic existed briefly.
References
edit- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
External links
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