Banzkow

Banzkow
View from the West
View from the West
Coat of arms of Banzkow
Location of Banzkow within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Banzkow is located in Germany
Banzkow
Banzkow
Banzkow is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Banzkow
Banzkow
Coordinates: 53°31′N 11°31′E / 53.517°N 11.517°E / 53.517; 11.517
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.Crivitz
Subdivisions2
Government
 • MayorGuido Klüver (Ind.)
Area
 • Total52.28 km2 (20.19 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,776
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19079
Dialling codes03861, 03868
Vehicle registrationLUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB
WebsiteGemeinde Banzkow

Banzkow is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 2009 it has included Goldenstädt.

From 1992 to 2009 Solveig Leo, who achieved celebrity status as the youngest LPG chairperson in East Germany, served as Mayor of Banzkow, representing the Party of Democratic Socialism and later The Left.[2]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ^ Menschen in Mecklenburg Vorpommern 25 Porträts: Land zum Leben [People in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania 25 portraits: country to live in] (in German). Hinstorff Verlag. 2015. ISBN 9783356019339.