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Torgelow

Coordinates: 53°37′N 14°00′E / 53.617°N 14.000°E / 53.617; 14.000
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Torgelow
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Location of Torgelow within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Torgelow is located in Germany
Torgelow
Torgelow
Torgelow is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Torgelow
Torgelow
Coordinates: 53°37′N 14°00′E / 53.617°N 14.000°E / 53.617; 14.000
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Torgelow-Ferdinandshof
Government
 • MayorKerstin Pukallus
Area
 • Total72.22 km2 (27.88 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total9,307
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17358
Dialling codes03976
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitewww.torgelow.de

Torgelow (German pronunciation: [ˈtɔʁɡəlo] ) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in north-eastern Germany. It is situated on the river Uecker, 12 km south of Ueckermünde, and 41 km northwest of Szczecin, Poland. Torgelow was ranked a city on 4 May 1945.

History

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From 1648 to 1720, Torgelow 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.

References

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