Karlsburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Karlsburg is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The former municipality Lühmannsdorf was merged into Karlsburg in May 2019.
Karlsburg | |
|---|---|
 Karlsburg Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Karlsburg within Vorpommern-Greifswald district _in_VG.svg.png.webp) | |
  Karlsburg  Karlsburg | |
| Coordinates: 53°58′N 13°37′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Züssow |
| Subdivisions | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rolf Warkus |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.23 km2 (13.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,824 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17495 |
| Dialling codes | 038355 |
| Vehicle registration | VG |
| Website | www.gemeinde-karlsburg.de |
The original name of the place was Gnatzkow. In 1771 King Gustav III of Sweden, then imperially enfeoffed with Swedish Pomerania, renamed the place into Karlsburg after the first name of then seignieurial landlord Carl von Bismarck.
References
- "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2019". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2020.
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