Bentwisch
Bentwisch is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, to the east of Rostock. Since its merger with Klein Kussewitz in January 2018, the municipality has 3,174 inhabitants and covers 29.19 square kilometres. Due to its proximity to Rostock, the B 105, and the A 19, Bentwisch became a place of industry after German reunification.
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 Church in Bentwisch | |
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Location of Bentwisch within Rostock district  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°06′N 12°12′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Rostock |
| Municipal assoc. | Rostocker Heide |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Susanne Strübing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.19 km2 (11.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,298 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18182 |
| Dialling codes | 0381 |
| Vehicle registration | LRO |
| Website | www.amt-rostocker-heide.de |
Bentwisch has a substation for 220 kV/110kV and the static inverter plant of the HVDC Kontek. Both facilities are a few kilometres away from each other. In 2002 the static inverter plant Bentwisch was enlarged by a substion for 380 kV/110kV and between the static invertor plant and the 220 kV/110 kV-substation, which was built in difference to the static invertor plant at times, East Germany existed, a 110 kV powerline for 3 phase AC was built.
People
References
- "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2019". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2020.
