Franzburg

Franzburg
Town center
Location of Franzburg within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Franzburg
Franzburg
Coordinates: 54°10′N 12°52′E / 54.167°N 12.867°E / 54.167; 12.867
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.Franzburg-Richtenberg
Government
  MayorJohannes Rudolph
Area
  Total
15.19 km2 (5.86 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
1,244
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18461
Dialling codes038322
Vehicle registrationNVP
Websitewww.amt-franzburg-richtenberg.de

Franzburg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁantsbʊʁk]) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated 20 km southwest of Stralsund. Before the Protestant Reformation, later Franzburg was the site of Neuenkamp Abbey.