Gustow

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Location of Gustow within Vorpommern-Rügen district
54°17′N 13°13′E / 54.283°N 13.217°E / 54.283; 13.217CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictVorpommern-Rügen Municipal assoc.Bergen auf RügenGovernment
 • MayorBernhard KirchnerArea
 • Total28.44 km2 (10.98 sq mi)Elevation
15 m (49 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total634 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
18574
Dialling codes038307Vehicle 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.

Partial view of Gustow with the Sühnestein by the churchyard wall

References

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

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