Velgast

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Velgast within Vorpommern-Rügen district

54°16′11″N 12°55′41″E / 54.26972°N 12.92806°E / 54.26972; 12.92806CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictVorpommern-Rügen Municipal assoc.Franzburg-Richtenberg Government

• MayorChristian GriwahnArea

• 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 codes038324Vehicle registrationNVPWebsitewww.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

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