Country Germany District Vorpommern-Greifswald Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 28.58 km² Population 1,436 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 038355 | State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Elevation 22 m (72 ft) Postal codes 17495 Local time Friday 4:46 PM Postal code 17495 Municipal assoc. Züssow | |
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Karlsburg is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Map of 17495 Karlsburg, Germany
The original name of the place was Gnatzkow. In 1771 King Gustav III of Sweden, then imperially enfeoffed with Swedish Pomerania, renamed the place into Karlsburg after the first name of then seignieurial landlord Carl von Bismarck.
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Karlsburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA