Garz (Usedom)
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Garz (Usedom) Garz |
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old church, Saalkirche, in Garz | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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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) |
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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.