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Bugewitz

Coordinates: 53°48′N 13°50′E / 53.800°N 13.833°E / 53.800; 13.833
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Bugewitz
Church in Bugewitz
Church in Bugewitz
Location of Bugewitz within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Bugewitz is located in Germany
Bugewitz
Bugewitz
Bugewitz is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Bugewitz
Bugewitz
Coordinates: 53°48′N 13°50′E / 53.800°N 13.833°E / 53.800; 13.833
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Anklam-Land
Subdivisions5
Government
 • MayorRuth Schiller
Area
 • Total56.77 km2 (21.92 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total235
 • Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17398
Dialling codes039726
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitewww.amt-anklam-land.de

Bugewitz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is the least densely populated municipality in what was East Germany, and the fifth-least densely populated in all of Germany. All four municipalities of lesser population density (Wiedenborstel, Büttel, Gröde, and Fredeburg) are located in Schleswig-Holstein.

History

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From 1648 to 1720, Bugewitz 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.

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References

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