Velgast

Velgast
Velgast railway station
Coat of arms of Velgast
Location of Velgast within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Velgast is located in Germany
Velgast
Velgast
Velgast is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Velgast
Velgast
Coordinates: 54°16′11″N 12°55′41″E / 54.26972°N 12.92806°E / 54.26972; 12.92806
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.Franzburg-Richtenberg
Government
 • MayorChristian Griwahn
Area
 • Total71.42 km2 (27.58 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,697
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18469
Dialling codes038324
Vehicle registrationNVP
Websitewww.amt-franzburg-richtenberg.de

Velgast (Polish: Wielgoszcz[2]) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Velgast has its own railway station Velgast railway station.

Districts

The community Velgast has the following districts:

  • Altenhagen
  • Bussin
  • Hoevet
  • Lendershagen
  • Neu Seehagen
  • Schuenhagen
  • Starkow
  • Velgast
  • Manschenhagen
  • Sternhagen

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ^ Kazimierz Ślaski, Podziały terytorialne Pomorza w XII-XIII wieku, Poznań 1960, p. 26.


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