Franzburg
Franzburg | |
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Town center | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Franzburg
within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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Location of Franzburg | |
Franzburg Franzburg | |
| Coordinates: 54°10′N 12°52′E / 54.167°N 12.867°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Municipal assoc. | Franzburg-Richtenberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johannes Rudolph |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,353 |
| • Density | 89.0/km2 (231/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18461 |
| Dialling codes | 038322 |
| Vehicle registration | NVP |
| Website | www.amt-franzburg-richtenberg.de |
Franzburg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁantsbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a town 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.