Gustow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Gustow
Municipality
Inside the church of Gustow
Location of Gustow within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Gustow Show map of Germany Gustow Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 54°17′N 13°13′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.	Bergen auf Rügen
Government
• Mayor	Bernhard Kirchner
Area
• Total	28.44 km2 (10.98 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	584
• Density	21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18574
Dialling codes	038307
Vehicle registration	RÜG

History

The place name comes from the Slavic Gostov and means "place of Gost". Until the 18th century the farm and village belonged to von den Ostens at Plüggentin. In 1324 Vitslav III sold a widow from Barnekow a pension, which fell in 1330 to Bergen auf Rügen Abbey.

References

External links

Media related to Gustow at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Gustow

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[ru] Густов (Германия)