Spantekow
Spantekow | |
|---|---|
Location of Spantekow within Vorpommern-Greifswald district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Anklam-Land |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reinhardt Elstner |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.42 km2 (27.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,097 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17392 |
| Dialling codes | 039727 |
| Vehicle registration | OVP |
| Website | www.amt-anklam-land.de |
Spantekow (Polish Spądków[2]) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It comprises the villages Dennin, Drewelow, Fasanenhof, Janow, Japenzin, Neuendorf B, Rehberg, Rebelow and Spantekow.
Since the Middle Ages, Spantekow is a local administrative center and the site of a fortress. Though Spantekow castle was largely destroyed in a Brandenburgian attack in 1677, it remained a residence of the local nobility until 1945. Today, the village is seat of the Amt Anklam-Land.
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ Kazimierz Ślaski, Podziały terytorialne Pomorza w XII-XIII wieku, Poznań 1960, s. 65.
 | This Vorpommern-Greifswald location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |