Bentzin

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Bentzin
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Village church in Bentzin
Location of Bentzin within Vorpommern-Greifswald district

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Bentzin
Coordinates: 53°57′N13°17′E / 53.950°N 13.283°E / 53.950; 13.283
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc. Jarmen-Tutow
Subdivisions6
Government
   Mayor Hartmut Giermann
Area
  Total
38.76 km2 (14.97 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31) [1]
  Total
898
  Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17129
Dialling codes 039997
Vehicle registration DM
Website www.jarmen.de

Bentzin (Polish : Benczyn) [2] is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

The toponym of this settlement was recorded as Bentcin in the year 1300. [2]

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Altas nazw geograficznych słowianszczyny zachodniej" (PDF). 1937.