Leopoldshagen
Leopoldshagen is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Leopoldshagen | |
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 Aerial view of Leopoldshagen | |
Location of Leopoldshagen within Vorpommern-Greifswald district  | |
  Leopoldshagen  Leopoldshagen | |
| Coordinates: 53°46′N 13°54′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Am Stettiner Haff |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Werner Hackbarth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.56 km2 (7.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 640 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17375 |
| Dialling codes | 039774 |
| Vehicle registration | VG |
| Website | www.leopoldshagen.de |
Geography
Immediately northwest of Leopoldshagen begins the Anklamer Torfmoor, a protected wetland which runs along the western shore of the Stettin Lagoon to the town of Anklam.
History
The place was founded in 1748. In 1752 King Frederick II of Prussia named the village in honour of his late general Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1700–1751).
References
- "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2019". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2020.
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