Viereck

Viereck is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

For other uses, see Viereck (disambiguation).
Viereck
Municipality
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Location of Viereck within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Viereck is located in Germany
Viereck
Viereck
Viereck is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Viereck
Viereck
Coordinates: 53°33′N 14°02′E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Uecker-Randow-Tal
Government
 • MayorAxel Marquardt (Left)
Area
 • Total54.75 km2 (21.14 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,021
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17309
Dialling codes039744, 039748
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitewww.amt-uecker-randow-tal.de

History

Viereck was founded in 1748 in the Prussian Province of Pomerania in the course of the repopulation policy under King Frederick II, the Great, of Prussia. The area had been part of Swedish Pomerania from 1648 until 1720, when it was transferred to Prussia as a result of the Treaty of Stockholm. The then competent Prussian state minister in charge of internal colonisation, Adam Otto von Viereck, became namesake to the place, when it was renamed in his honour in 1751.[2] Viereck remained a part of the Province of Pomerania until 1945. From 1945 to 1952, it was part 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
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
  2. See Cantow in Vorpommern, since 1748.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.