Pölchow

Basic data
State :	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County :	Rostock
Office :	Warnow-West
Height :	38 m above sea level NHN
Area :	12.57 km 2
Residents:	941 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	75 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	18059
Area code :	038207
License plate :	LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET
Community key :	13 0 72 080
Office administration address:	Schulweg 1a ; 18198 Kritzmow
Website :	www.gemeinde-poelchow.de
Mayoress :	Irmgard Rautenberg ( BI Pölchow-Huckstorf-Wahrstorf )
Location of the municipality of Pölchow in the Rostock district

Pölchow is a municipality in the Rostock district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany). The municipality is administered by the Warnow-West office based in the municipality of Kritzmow .

Pölchow is surrounded by the neighboring communities Papendorf in the north, Dummerstorf in the east, Benitz in the south and Ziesendorf in the west.

The districts of Huckstorf and Wahrstorf belong to Pölchow .

The proximity to Rostock and the good transport connections ( Ostseautobahn A 20 ) have allowed the community to grow rapidly in recent years. In addition to the numerous homes that were built, a few businesses also settled in the village.

geography

The municipality of Pölchow is about ten kilometers south of Rostock city center. The area around the community is approx. 40 m higher than the valley of the lower Warnow , which is designated as a landscape protection area east of Pölchow .

history

The "Polchowe" created as a round was first mentioned in 1275, the districts "Hukestorpe" (Huckstorf) 1314 and "Wardestorpe" (Wahrstorf) 1337. From the middle of the 19th century brickworks were operated because of the clay deposits in the area. Since 1894 Pölchow has been connected to the Bad Kleinen – Rostock railway line . On July 1, 1950, the previously independent communities of Huckstorf and Wahrstorf were incorporated.

politics

Municipal council and mayor

The municipal council consists of eight members (including the mayor). The election for municipal council on May 26, 2019 had the following results:

Party / applicant	percent	Seats
Citizens' initiative Pölchow-Huckstorf-Wahrstorf	40.2	3
Alliance 90 / The Greens	20.8	2
Pro active community of Pölchow	14.1	1
CDU	12.0	1
AfD	5.6	1

Mayor of the municipality is Irmgard Rautenberg (citizens' initiative Pölchow-Huckstorf-Wahrstorf), she was elected with 66.2% of the votes.

Coat of arms, flag and official seal

The municipality of Pölchow has a coat of arms, a flag and an official seal.

Description of coat of arms: "The coat of arms shows a right golden flank post in blue, accompanied by a red-tongued golden griffin head over three (2: 1) golden bricks."

The bricks symbolize the three places in the municipality and their history in relation to brick production, primarily in the 19th and 20th centuries. The bar stands for the nearby Warnow and the Greif represents the historically closely interwoven history with the Hanseatic city of Rostock.

Flag description: “The flag is streaked with blue, yellow and blue across the longitudinal axis of the flag cloth. The blue stripes each take up a quarter, the yellow stripe takes up half the length of the flag cloth. In the middle of the yellow stripe is the municipal coat of arms, which takes up two thirds of the height of the flag. The height of the flag is related to the length as 3 to 5. "