Boock

This article is about the municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. For Boock in Saxony-Anhalt, see Boock, Saxony-Anhalt. For the surname, see Boock (surname).

Boock
Municipality
Location of Boock within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
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Coordinates: 53°28′N14°16′E / 53.467°N 14.267°E / 53.467; 14.267
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.	Löcknitz-Penkun
Government
•  Mayor	Gunnar Mißling
Area
• Total	12.89 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31) [1]
• Total	580
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17322
Dialling codes	039754
Vehicle registration	VG
Website	www.amt-loecknitz-penkun.de

Boock is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

History

From 1648 to 1720, Boock was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.