Velgast Explained

Image Coa:DEU Velgast COA.svg
Coordinates:54.2697°N 12.9281°W
Image Plan:Velgast_in_VR.svg
State:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District:Vorpommern-Rügen
Amt:Franzburg-Richtenberg
Elevation:3
Area:71.42
Postal Code:18469
Area Code:038324
Licence:NVP
Gemeindeschlüssel:13 0 73 096
Website:www.amt-franzburg-richtenberg.de
Mayor:Christian Griwahn

Velgast (Polish: Wielgoszcz[1]) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Velgast has its own railway station Velgast railway station.

Districts

The community Velgast has the following districts:

  • Altenhagen
  • Bussin
  • Hoevet
  • Lendershagen
  • Neu Seehagen
  • Schuenhagen
  • Starkow
  • Velgast
  • Manschenhagen
  • Sternhagen

Notes and References

  1. Kazimierz Ślaski, Podziały terytorialne Pomorza w XII-XIII wieku, Poznań 1960, p. 26.