Coordinates: 54°17′N 13°13′E / 54.283°N 13.217°E / 54.283; 13.217

Gustow

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Gustow
Inside the church of Gustow
Inside the church of Gustow
Location of Gustow within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Coordinates: 54°17′N 13°13′E / 54.283°N 13.217°E / 54.283; 13.217
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.Bergen auf Rügen
Government
 • MayorBernhard Kirchner
Area
 • Total
28.44 km2 (10.98 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
608
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18574
Dialling codes038307
Vehicle registrationRÜG

Gustow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

History

The place name comes from the Slavic Gostov and means "place of Gost". Until the 18th century the farm and village belonged to von den Ostens at Plüggentin. In 1324 Vitslav III sold a widow from Barnekow a pension, which fell in 1330 to Bergen auf Rügen Abbey.

File:Sühnestein Gustow 1.jpg
Partial view of Gustow with the Sühnestein by the churchyard wall

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Gustow at Wikimedia Commons