Bentwisch

This article deals with the Mecklenburg community of Bentwisch. For districts of the same name, see Bentwisch (Wittenberge) , district of Wittenberge, Brandenburg; Bentwisch (Oberndorf) , district of Oberndorf , Lower Saxony.

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 54 ° 7 '  N , 12 ° 12'  E
Basic data
State :	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County :	Rostock
Office :	Rostock Heath
Height :	21 m above sea level NHN
Area :	29.2 km 2
Residents:	3298 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	113 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	18182
Area code :	0381
License plate :	LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET
Community key :	13 0 72 012
Office administration address:	Eichenallee 20 18182 Gelbensande
Website :	www.bentwisch.de
Mayor :	Andreas Kruger
Location of the community Bentwisch in the Rostock district

Bentwisch is a municipality in the Rostock district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany). It is administered by the Rostocker Heide office.

geography

Geographical location

Bentwisch is located northeast of Rostock on federal highway 105 and not far from federal highway 19 .

Community structure

The following districts belong to the municipality:

Bentwisch Albertsdorf Goorstorf Great Kussewitz Harmstorf	Little Bartelsdorf Little Bentwisch Little Kussewitz New Bartelsdorf Volkenshagen

history

From the 13th century until today

The first documented mention of the place can be traced back to the year 1235, but there were probably Wendish settlements before that. The history of the community is closely linked to that of the Hanseatic city of Rostock . Due to its location near Rostock and its favorable transport connections, Bentwisch has become an important business location in the years after reunification .

From 1952 to 1994 Bentwisch belonged to the Rostock-Land district (until 1990 in the GDR district of Rostock , 1990–1994 in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ). In 1994 the community was incorporated into the Bad Doberan district. Since the district reform in 2011 , it has been in the Rostock district .

Incorporations

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent communities Albertsdorf , Goorstorf and Harmstorf were incorporated. On January 1, 2018, the municipality of Klein Kussewitz from the Carbäk district became part of Bentwisch.

Population development

year Residents 1990 1234 1995 1459 2000 2077 2005 2571 2010 2549

year Residents 2015 2396 2016 2409 2017 2426 2018 3197 2019 3298

Status: December 31 of the respective year

The sharp increase in the number of inhabitants in 2018 is due to the incorporation of Klein Kussewitz.

politics

Community representation

Bentwisch's municipal council consists of 14 members and the mayor. Since the local elections in 2019, it has been composed as follows:

Party / group of voters	be right	Seats
Bentwisch Economic Association	26.7%	4th
Villagers	19.9%	3
Citizens for Bentwisch	18.3%	2
Volunteer firefighter	11.9%	1
Pro Kussewitz	07.3%	1
Single applicant Michael Lau	05.6%	1
CDU	05.4%	1
Single applicant Frank Matthies	04.9%	1

mayor

• 2009–2014: Joachim Schwaß
• 2014–2019: Susanne Strübing
• since 2019: Andreas Krüger

Krüger was elected in the mayoral election on May 26, 2019 without a candidate for a term of five years> with 74.9% of the valid votes.

coat of arms

Blazon: "In blue under a striding, red-tongued golden griffin, a lying golden oak branch with seven leaves and seven fruits."

Attractions

Bentwisch village church

Silo Klein-Kussewitz

Klein-Kussewitz manor house

→ See also the list of architectural monuments in Bentwisch

• Bentwisch village church , brick building with field stone plinth from the 14th century and a two- bay, flat - cornered nave , the choir with a 5/8 end and rib vault , both separated by a triumphal arch . The free-standing bell tower is made of wood. The carved winged altar with four wings from the 15th century and a wooden pulpit from the late Renaissance are remarkable . The organ was built by Heinrich Rasche in 1852 .
• Volkenshagen village church , stone church with 47 m high tower, first mentioned in 1297, reconstruction 1892–1895, organ by Friedrich Hermann Lütkemüller (built in 1862)
• Gutshaus Klein Kussewitz , built in 1803, rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in the middle of the 19th century , renovated in 2002, now used as a hotel and event location
• Silo Klein Kussewitz , built in 1928, converted into a residential building in 2000

Economy and Infrastructure

Companies

• Substation for 220/110 kV and converter station of the HVDC Kontek . Both systems are about a kilometer apart. In 2002 the Bentwisch converter station was expanded to include a 380/110 kV substation and a 110 kV three-phase overhead line was built between the converter station and the 220/110 kV substation, which, unlike the converter station, dates back to GDR times . The 150 kV three-phase cable from the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm also ends in the Bentwisch converter station. There are some wind turbines in Bentwisch itself.
• Software company Wegtam GmbH

traffic

Bentwisch train station

Bentwisch is on the B 105 federal road between Rostock and Ribnitz-Damgarten and on the L 182 state road to Marlow . The closest motorway junction is Rostock-Ost on the A 19 (Rostock-Berlin).

Bentwisch station is on the Stralsund – Rostock railway line . It is served by the regional express line RE 9 ( Rostock  - Sassnitz ) and the regional train line RB 12 ( Rostock - Graal-Müritz ). The connecting line to the Poppendorf fertilizer plant begins in Bentwisch .

Sports

The FSV Bentwisch , founded in 1966 as a football club , has around 400 members and is the only sports club in Bentwisch. It is divided into nine different departments, the soccer department being the largest with 200 members. He plays in the Landesliga Nord Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the 2020/21 season.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Nikolaus Martini (1632–1713), lawyer, one of the founding professors of the University of Kiel
• Wilhelm Kröger (1873–1932), politician (SPD)
• Heinrich Pommerenke (1937–2008), violent criminal and serial killer

Web links

Commons : Bentwisch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisches Amt MV - population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ↑ Main statutes of the Bentwisch community, § 2
3. ↑ Population development of the districts and municipalities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Statistical Report AI of the Statistical Office Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
4. ^ Result of the local election on May 26, 2019
5. ^ Result of the mayoral election on June 7, 2009
6. ^ Result of the mayoral election on June 15, 2014
7. ^ Result of the mayoral election on May 26, 2019
8. ↑ Main statutes of the Bentwisch community. Section 1, Paragraph 2. Accessed August 6, 2020 .