Altwarp

Altwarp
Municipality
Location of Altwarp within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Altwarp is located in Germany
Altwarp
Altwarp
Altwarp is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Altwarp
Altwarp
Coordinates: 53°45′N 14°16′E / 53.750°N 14.267°E / 53.750; 14.267
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Am Stettiner Haff
Government
 • MayorRolf Bauer
Area
 • Total
32.54 km2 (12.56 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
433
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17375
Dialling codes039773
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitewww.amt-am-stettiner-haff.de

Altwarp (Polish: Stare Warpno)[2] is a municipality in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany, on the border with Poland. It has about 500 inhabitants and is located on the Nowe Warpno Bay opposite the Polish town of Nowe Warpno within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

From 1648 to 1720, Altwarp was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania.

Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in 1945, the municipality passed to Poland under its Polish name Stare Warpno. After a few months, a minor territorial exchange was made between Poland and Germany, as a result of which the village became part of East Germany. From 1945 to 1952, Altwarp 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 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ^ Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny Sztabu Generalnego W.P. (1947). "Szczecin" (Map). Mapa Polski. 1:500,000 (in Polish).


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