Heinrichswalde

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

53°36′N 13°46′E / 53.600°N 13.767°E / 53.600; 13.767CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictVorpommern-Greifswald Municipal assoc.Torgelow-Ferdinandshof Government • MayorCarolin KamkeArea • Total14.30 km² (5.52 sq mi)Elevation18 m (59 ft)Population • Total399 • Density28/km² (72/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes039772Vehicle registrationVGWebsitewww.amt-ferdinandshof.de

Heinrichswalde is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

History

From 1648 to 1720, Heinrichswalde 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.

People

• Harry Tisch (1927-1995), East German politician
• Horst Scheffler (born 1935), painter and graphic artist

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