Loitz

Loitz
Town
Marina of Loitz
Coat of arms
Location of Loitz within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Loitz Show map of Germany Loitz Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 53°58′N 13°09′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.	Peenetal/Loitz
Subdivisions	13
Government
• Mayor	Christin Witt (CDU)
Area
• Total	89.53 km^2 (34.57 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,254
• Density	48/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17121
Dialling codes	039998
Vehicle registration	DM, VG
Website	www.loitz.de

Loitz (German pronunciation: [ˈløːts]) is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Peene, 10 km northeast of Demmin, and 22 km southwest of Greifswald.

Notable people

• Erich Gülzow (1888–1954), local historian, philologist and publisher
• Hendrik Born (1944–2021), vice admiral of the Volksmarine (East German Navy)

References

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

External links

Media related to Loitz at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website