Kargow
Kargow | |
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 Train station in Kargow | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kargow
within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district | |
 Interactive map of Kargow | |
  Location within Germany  Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′35″N 12°46′47″E / 53.50972°N 12.77972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte |
| Municipal assoc. | Seenlandschaft Waren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manfred Schlüter |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.08 km2 (26.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31) | |
• Total | 615 |
| • Density | 8.90/km2 (23.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17192 |
| Dialling codes | 03991 |
| Vehicle registration | MÜR |
| Website | www |
Kargow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in north-eastern Germany.
History
During the final stages of World War II, on 20–24 February 1945, Federow (now part of the municipality) was the site of a stopover during the German-organised march of some 2,700 French prisoners of war from the Oflag II-B camp headed westwards, and on 28 February 1945, Kargow was the site of a stopover during the German-organised march of Polish prisoners of war from the Oflag II-D camp to the Stalag X-B camp.
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise und Gemeinden 2025" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
- ↑ Bojar-Fijałkowski, Gracjan (1979). Losy jeńców wojennych na Pomorzu Zachodnim i w Meklemburgii 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej. pp. 383, 386. ISBN 83-11-06267-6.
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