Banzkow

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Banzkow within Ludwigslust-Parchim district

53°31′N 11°31′E / 53.517°N 11.517°E / 53.517; 11.517CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictLudwigslust-Parchim Municipal assoc.CrivitzSubdivisions2Government

• MayorRalf Michalski (Left)Area

• Total52.28 km² (20.19 sq mi)Elevation

38 m (125 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total2,776 • Density53/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

19079

Dialling codes03861, 03868Vehicle registrationLUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STBWebsiteGemeinde Banzkow

Banzkow is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 2009 it has included Goldenstädt.

From 1992 to 2009 Solveig Leo, who achieved celebrity status as the youngest LPG chairperson in East Germany, served as Mayor of Banzkow, representing the Party of Democratic Socialism and later The Left.^[2]

References

^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
^ Menschen in Mecklenburg Vorpommern 25 Porträts: Land zum Leben [People in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania 25 portraits: country to live in] (in German). Hinstorff Verlag. 2015. ISBN 9783356019339.