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Vollrathsruhe

Coordinates: 53°38′35″N 12°29′24″E / 53.64306°N 12.49000°E / 53.64306; 12.49000
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Vollrathsruhe
Palace
Palace
Location of Vollrathsruhe within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
Vollrathsruhe is located in Germany
Vollrathsruhe
Vollrathsruhe
Vollrathsruhe is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Vollrathsruhe
Vollrathsruhe
Coordinates: 53°38′35″N 12°29′24″E / 53.64306°N 12.49000°E / 53.64306; 12.49000
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictMecklenburgische Seenplatte
Municipal assoc.Seenlandschaft Waren
Government
 • MayorSiegfried Grohmann
Area
 • Total31.24 km2 (12.06 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total421
 • Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17194
Dialling codes039933
Vehicle registrationMÜR
Websitewww.amt-slw.de

Vollrathsruhe is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in north-eastern Germany.

History

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During World War II, in February 1945, a German-perpetrated death march of Allied prisoners-of-war from the Stalag XX-B POW camp passed through the village.[2]

Sights

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References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ^ Kaszuba, Sylwia. "Marsz 1945". In Grudziecka, Beata (ed.). Stalag XX B: historia nieopowiedziana (in Polish). Malbork: Muzeum Miasta Malborka. p. 102. ISBN 978-83-950992-2-9.