Gartz

Gartz
Coat of arms
Gartz
Location of Gartz within Uckermark district
Coordinates: 53°12′0″N 14°23′0″E / 53.20000°N 14.38333°ECoordinates: 53°12′0″N 14°23′0″E / 53.20000°N 14.38333°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Uckermark
Municipal assoc.	Gartz (Oder)
Government
• Mayor	Burkhard Fleischmann (SPD)
Area
• Total	61.69 km^2 (23.82 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,470
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16307
Dialling codes	03332
Vehicle registration	UM
Website	www.gartz.de

Gartz is a town in the Uckermark district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located on the West bank of the Oder River, about 20 km south of Szczecin (Stettin).

Overview

The existence of the town was first documented in 1124. In 1249 Gartz was granted town privileges by Duke Barnim I of Pomerania. Because of its strategic location on the river, the town was frequently vulnerable during military campaigns.

Since the Oder-Neisse line was made the German-Polish border in 1945, Gartz is now a border town.

Across the river lies an industrial area of the Polish town of Gryfino (Greifenhagen). Gartz is part of Lower Oder Valley National Park.

The name derives from northern Lechitic (Proto-Polish) dialects (namely from West Pomeranian) from the word "gard" < *gord, meaning "fortified settlement".

Many Poles moved to Gartz, 32 (of 62) children in the local kindergarten have non-German parents. ^[2]

Geography

Towns near Gartz

• Szczecin City (Poland)
• Penkun (Germany)
• Schwedt (Germany)
• Gryfino (Poland)

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)

Gartz (Oder):
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Population 1875 6 440 1890 5 877 1910 5 369 1925 4 830 1933 4 998 1939 5 231 1946 5 430 1950 5 381 1964 4 045 1971 3 699

Year Population 1981 3 013 1985 2 943 1989 2 835 1990 2 806 1991 2 747 1992 2 668 1993 2 652 1994 2 673 1995 2 714 1996 2 711

Year Population 1997 2 730 1998 2 754 1999 2 725 2000 2 730 2001 2 703 2002 2 669 2003 2 654 2004 2 647 2005 2 588 2006 2 521

Year Population 2007 2 505 2008 2 492 2009 2 470 2010 2 477 2011 2 461 2012 2 438 2013 2 470

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2013 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2014.
2. Zuzug in die Uckermark, Hurra, die Polen kommen!
3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

Media related to Gartz at Wikimedia Commons

• Reuters article from May 2013