Plöwen

Coordinates: 53°27′N 14°16′E / 53.450°N 14.267°E / 53.450; 14.267
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Plöwen
Location of Plöwen within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Plöwen is located in Germany
Plöwen
Plöwen
Plöwen is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Plöwen
Plöwen
Coordinates: 53°27′N 14°16′E / 53.450°N 14.267°E / 53.450; 14.267
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Löcknitz-Penkun
Government
 • MayorJean Sy
Area
 • Total15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total272
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17321
Dialling codes039754
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitewww.amt-loecknitz-penkun.de

Plöwen is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It has a population of 292.[citation needed]

History[edit]

From 1648 to 1720, Plöwen was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.