Bugewitz
Bugewitz | |
|---|---|
Church in Bugewitz | |
| Coordinates: 53°48′N 13°50′E / 53.800°N 13.833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Anklam-Land |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ruth Schiller |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.77 km2 (21.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 232 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17398 |
| Dialling codes | 039726 |
| Vehicle registration | VG |
| Website | www.amt-anklam-land.de |
Bugewitz (Polish: Boguszewice) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is the least densely populated municipality in what was East Germany, and the fifth-least densely populated in all of Germany. All four municipalities of lesser population density (Wiedenborstel, Büttel, Gröde, and Fredeburg) are located in Schleswig-Holstein.
The name of this settlement was recorded as Bucoseviz, in 1233; and as Bugheuiz, in 1288.