Heinrichswalde is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Heinrichswalde | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Heinrichswalde within Vorpommern-Greifswald district  | |
  Heinrichswalde  Heinrichswalde | |
| Coordinates: 53°36′N 13°46′E / 53.600°N 13.767°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Torgelow-Ferdinandshof |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carolin Kamke |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.30 km2 (5.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 376 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17379 |
| Dialling codes | 039772 |
| Vehicle registration | VG |
| Website | www.amt-ferdinandshof.de |
History
editFrom 1648 to 1720, Heinrichswalde 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.
People
edit- Harry Tisch (1927-1995), East German politician
- Horst Scheffler (born 1935), painter and graphic artist
References
edit- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
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