Gartz

Gartz is a town in the Uckermark district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located on the West bank of the Oder River, about 20 km south of Szczecin (Stettin).

Gartz
Coat of arms
Location of Gartz within Uckermark district
Gartz Show map of Germany Gartz Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 53°12′0″N 14°23′0″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Uckermark
Municipal assoc.	Gartz (Oder)
Government
• Mayor	Burkhard Fleischmann (SPD)
Area
• Total	61.69 km^2 (23.82 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,550
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16307
Dialling codes	03332
Vehicle registration	UM
Website	www.gartz.de

Overview

The existence of the town was first documented in 1124. In 1249 Gartz was granted town privileges by Duke Barnim I of Pomerania. Because of its strategic location on the river, the town was frequently vulnerable during military campaigns.

Since the Oder-Neisse line was made the German-Polish border in 1945, Gartz is now a border town.

Across the river lies an industrial area of the Polish town of Gryfino (Greifenhagen). Gartz is part of Lower Oder Valley National Park.

The name derives from northern Lechitic (Proto-Polish) dialects (namely from West Pomeranian) from the word "gard" < *gord, meaning "fortified settlement".

Many Poles moved to Gartz, 32 (of 62) children in the local kindergarten have non-German parents. [2]

Geography

Towns near Gartz

• Szczecin City (Poland)
• Penkun (Germany)
• Schwedt (Germany)
• Gryfino (Poland)

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)

Gartz (Oder): Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 6,440 —     1890 5,877 −0.61% 1910 5,369 −0.45% 1925 4,830 −0.70% 1933 4,998 +0.43% 1939 5,231 +0.76% 1946 5,430 +0.53% 1950 5,381 −0.23% 1964 4,045 −2.02% 1971 3,699 −1.27% 1981 3,013 −2.03% 1985 2,943 −0.59% 1989 2,835 −0.93% 1990 2,806 −1.02%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1991 2,747 −2.10% 1992 2,668 −2.88% 1993 2,652 −0.60% 1994 2,673 +0.79% 1995 2,714 +1.53% 1996 2,711 −0.11% 1997 2,730 +0.70% 1998 2,754 +0.88% 1999 2,725 −1.05% 2000 2,730 +0.18% 2001 2,703 −0.99% 2002 2,669 −1.26% 2003 2,654 −0.56% 2004 2,647 −0.26%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2005 2,588 −2.23% 2006 2,521 −2.59% 2007 2,505 −0.63% 2008 2,492 −0.52% 2009 2,470 −0.88% 2010 2,477 +0.28% 2011 2,461 −0.65% 2012 2,438 −0.93% 2013 2,470 +1.31% 2014 2,482 +0.49% 2015 2,478 −0.16% 2016 2,515 +1.49% 2017 2,550 +1.39%

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2018". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). July 2019.
2. Zuzug in die Uckermark, Hurra, die Polen kommen!
3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

Media related to Gartz at Wikimedia Commons

• Reuters article from May 2013