Benitz

Benitz
Municipality
Location of Benitz within Rostock district
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Coordinates: 53°58′N12°6′E / 53.967°N 12.100°E / 53.967; 12.100
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) [1]
• Total	414
• Density	44/km2 (110/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

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

1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
2. "Altas nazw geograficznych słowianszczyny zachodniej" (PDF).