Plöwen
Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Plöwen is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It has a population of 292.[citation needed]
Plöwen | |
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Location of Plöwen
within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
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 Location of Plöwen | |
  Plöwen  Plöwen | |
| Coordinates: 53°27′N 14°16′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Löcknitz-Penkun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean Sy |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 291 |
| • Density | 19.1/km2 (49.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17321 |
| Dialling codes | 039754 |
| Vehicle registration | VG |
| Website | www.amt-loecknitz-penkun.de |
History
From 1648 to 1720, Plöwen 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.
