| Grambow | |
|---|---|
  Grambow Location of Grambow within Vorpommern-Greifswald district  | |
| Coordinates: 53°24′N14°20′E / 53.400°N 14.333°E Coordinates: 53°24′N14°20′E / 53.400°N 14.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Löcknitz-Penkun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mirko Ehmke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.87 km2 (13.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31) [1] | |
| • Total | 849 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 17322 |
| Dialling codes | 039749 |
| Vehicle registration | VG |
| Website | www.amt-loecknitz-penkun.de |
Grambow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located near the border with Poland.
Municipalities are the lowest level of official territorial division in Germany. This is most commonly the third level of territorial division, ranking after the Land (state) and Kreis (district). The Gemeinde which is one level lower in those states also includes Regierungsbezirke as an intermediate territorial division. The Gemeinde is one level higher if it is not part of a Samtgemeinde. Only 10 municipalities in Germany have fifth level administrative subdivisions and all of them are in Bavaria. The highest degree of autonomy may be found in the Gemeinden which are not part of a Kreis. These Gemeinden are referred to as Kreisfreie Städte or Stadtkreise, sometimes translated as having "city status". This can be the case even for small municipalities. However, many smaller municipalities have lost this city status in various administrative reforms in the last 40 years when they were incorporated into a Kreis. In some states they retained a higher measure of autonomy than the other municipalities of the Kreis. Municipalities titled Stadt are urban municipalities while those titled Gemeinde are classified as rural municipalities.
Vorpommern-Greifswald is a district in the east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Vorpommern-Rügen, the Baltic Sea, Poland and the state of Brandenburg. The district seat is Greifswald. A lake called Berliner See is found in the district.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, is a state of Germany. Of the country's 16 states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in population, 6th in area, and 16th in population density. Schwerin is the state capital and Rostock is the largest city. Other major cities include Neubrandenburg, Stralsund, Greifswald, Wismar and Güstrow.
