Benitz

Benitz
Benitz
Municipality
	Location of Benitz within Rostock district
	Location of Benitz
	Benitz Benitz
	Coordinates: 53°58′N12°6′E / 53.967°N 12.100°E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Rostock
Municipal assoc.	Schwaan
Government
• Mayor	Rainer Mohsakowski
Area
• Total	9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	414
• Density	43.6/km2 (113/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18258
Dialling codes	03844
Vehicle registration	LRO
Website	www.amt-schwaan.de

Last updated November 10, 2025

Benitz (Polish : Benice)^[2] is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

In 1270, this toponym was recorded as Benizdorp, and, in 1286, as Beens.^[2]

References

↑ "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.
1 2 "Altas nazw geograficznych słowianszczyny zachodniej" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2025-05-02.

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[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.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Altas nazw geograficznych słowianszczyny zachodniej" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2025-05-02.

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