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
Karlsburg
Karlsburg
Coordinates: 53°58′N 13°37′E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Züssow
Subdivisions8
Government
  MayorRolf Warkus
Area
  Total34.23 km2 (13.22 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total1,827
  Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
17495
Dialling codes038355
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitewww.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

  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2018". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2019.
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