Franzburg

Franzburg
Town
Town center
Coat of arms
Location of Franzburg within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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Coordinates: 54°10′N 12°52′E / 54.167°N 12.867°E / 54.167; 12.867
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.	Franzburg-Richtenberg
Government
• Mayor	Johannes Rudolph
Area
• Total	15.19 km2 (5.86 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,367
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18461
Dialling codes	038322
Vehicle registration	NVP
Website	www.amt-franzburg-richtenberg.de

Franzburg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁantsbʊʁk]) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated 20 km southwest of Stralsund. Before the Protestant Reformation, later Franzburg was the site of Neuenkamp Abbey.