Misplaced Pages

Velgast

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Velgast
Municipality
Velgast railway stationVelgast railway station
Coat of arms of VelgastCoat of arms
Location of Velgast within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Velgast is located in GermanyVelgastVelgast Show map of GermanyVelgast is located in Mecklenburg-VorpommernVelgastVelgast Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 54°16′11″N 12°55′41″E / 54.26972°N 12.92806°E / 54.26972; 12.92806
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.Franzburg-Richtenberg
Government
 • MayorChristian Griwahn
Area
 • Total71.42 km (27.58 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
 • Total1,677
 • Density23/km (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes18469
Dialling codes038324
Vehicle registrationNVP
Websitewww.amt-franzburg-richtenberg.de

Velgast (Polish: Wielgoszcz) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Velgast has its own railway station Velgast railway station.

Districts

The community Velgast has the following districts:

  • Altenhagen
  • Bussin
  • Hoevet
  • Lendershagen
  • Neu Seehagen
  • Schuenhagen
  • Starkow
  • Velgast
  • Manschenhagen
  • Sternhagen

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. Kazimierz Ślaski, Podziały terytorialne Pomorza w XII-XIII wieku, Poznań 1960, p. 26.
Towns and municipalities in Vorpommern-Rügen
Coat of arms


Stub icon

This Vorpommern-Rügen district location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: