Güstrow
Güstrow | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Güstrow
within Rostock district
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Location of Güstrow | |
Güstrow Güstrow | |
| Coordinates: 53°47′38″N 12°10′35″E / 53.79389°N 12.17639°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Rostock |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arne Schuldt (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.09 km2 (27.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 28,959 |
| • Density | 407.4/km2 (1,055/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18273 |
| Dialling codes | 03843 |
| Vehicle registration | LRO |
| Website | www.guestrow.de |
Güstrow (German: [ˈɡʏstʁoː] ⓘ; Latin: Gustrovium) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is capital of the Rostock district; Rostock itself is a district-free city and regiopolis.
It has a population of 28,999 (2020) and is the seventh largest town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Since 2006 Güstrow has had the official suffix Barlachstadt.
The town is known for its renaissance Güstrow Palace, the old town and its brick gothic cathedral with Ernst Barlach's Floating Angel sculpture.