Banzkow
Banzkow | |
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 View from the West | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Banzkow
within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
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| Location of Banzkow | |
  Banzkow  Banzkow | |
| Coordinates: 53°31′N 11°31′E / 53.517°N 11.517°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Ludwigslust-Parchim |
| Municipal assoc. | Crivitz |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guido Klüver (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.28 km2 (20.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,760 |
| • Density | 52.8/km2 (137/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 19079 |
| Dialling codes | 03861, 03868 |
| Vehicle registration | LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB |
| Website | Gemeinde Banzkow |
Banzkow (Polish: Bączków)[2] is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 2009 it has included Goldenstädt.
From 1992 to 2009 Solveig Leo, who achieved celebrity status as the youngest LPG chairperson in East Germany, served as Mayor of Banzkow, representing the Party of Democratic Socialism and later The Left.[3]
The toponym of this settlement was recorded as Bancekowe in the year 1300.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Altas nazw geograficznych słowianszczyny zachodniej" (PDF). 1937. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ Menschen in Mecklenburg Vorpommern 25 Porträts: Land zum Leben [People in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania 25 portraits: country to live in] (in German). Hinstorff Verlag. 2015. ISBN 9783356019339.
External links
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