Garz (Usedom)

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Garz (Usedom)
Garz
old church, Saalkirche, in Garz
old church, Saalkirche, in Garz
Coat of arms Location
Garz has no coat of arms
Garz (Usedom) (Germany)
Garz (Usedom)
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Ostvorpommern
Municipal assoc. Usedom-Süd
Mayor Karl-Heinz Schiefelbein
Basic statistics
Area 10.04 km² (3.9 sq mi)
Elevation 21 m  (69 ft)
Population 205  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 20 /km² (53 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OVP
Postal code 17419
Area code 038376
Website www.usedom.de/garz
Location of Garz (dark red)
in Ostvorpommern (dark grey)
Location of Garz (dark red) in Ostvorpommern (dark grey)

Coordinates: 53°53′00″N 14°10′00″E / 53.883333, 14.166667

Garz (IPA[garts]) is a small municipality on the island of Usedom in the Ostvorpommern landkreis in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Adjacent to the town is the regional Heringsdorf Airport, before border controls between Poland and Germany were abolished in 2007 in accordance with the Schengen agreement a border checkpoint with Świnoujście restricted to pedestrian/bicycle/bus traffic existed briefly.