Garz (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaʁts]) is a small municipality on the island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald landkreis in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Garz
Municipality
Old church (Saalkirche) in Garz
Location of Garz within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Garz Show map of Germany Garz Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 53°53′N 14°10′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.	Usedom-Süd
Government
• Mayor	Günter Krohn
Area
• Total	10.04 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	280
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17419
Dialling codes	038376
Vehicle registration	VG
Website	www.amtusedom.de

Adjacent to the town is the regional Heringsdorf Airport, before border controls between Poland and Germany were abolished in 2007 in accordance with the Schengen agreement. A border checkpoint with Świnoujście that was restricted to pedestrian/bicycle/bus traffic existed briefly.

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External links

Media related to Garz (Usedom) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Garz (Usedom)

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[ru] Гарц (коммуна, Мекленбург-Передняя Померания)