Besitz

Besitz
Location of Besitz within Ludwigslust-Parchim district

Location of Besitz
Besitz
Besitz
Coordinates: 53°21′N 10°52′E / 53.350°N 10.867°E / 53.350; 10.867
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.Boizenburg-Land
Subdivisions2
Government
 • MayorDetlef Timm
Area
 • Total
22.26 km2 (8.59 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
452
 • Density20.3/km2 (52.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19258
Dialling codes038844
Vehicle registrationLWL
Websitewww.amtboizenburgland.de

Besitz (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːzɪts]; Polish: Bardzice)[2] is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

The municipality consists of two districts - Besitz (first mentioned in 1376) and Blücher (first mentioned in 1230 as Bluggere), a former estate village of the Blücher family. In 1453, this toponym was mentioned as Barsitze.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Altas nazw geograficznych słowianszczyny zachodniej" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2025-05-01.