Gartz (Oder)

Gartz () is a border town in the Uckermark district in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. It is located on the West bank of the Oder River, on the border with Poland, about south of Szczecin, Poland. It is located within the historic region of Western Pomerania.

Key facts

German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 12 0 73 189
German location.website: www.gartz.de
German location.mayor: Luca Piwodda (PdF)
German location.leader_term: 2024–29
German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Rathaus, Gartz.JPG
German location.image_caption: Town hall
German location.image_coa: DEU Gartz (Oder) COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Gartz (Oder) in UM.png
German location.state: Brandenburg
German location.district: Uckermark
German location.Amt: Gartz (Oder)
German location.elevation: 6
German location.area: 61.89
German location.postal_code: 16307
German location.area_code: 03332
German location.licence: UM

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Official name: Gartz (Oder)
Population: 2427
Area: 61.89
Elevation: 6
Official website: www.gartz.de/verzeichnis/objekt.php?mandat=18265
Image: Brama wjazdowa do Gartz - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code: 033332
Licence plate code: UM

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postal code: 16307
Commons category: Gartz (Oder)
P8168: Rolf Kauka
hashtag: GartzOder

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Demography
Twin towns
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==History== thumb|left|Preserved medieval town walls The existence of the town was first documented in 1124, when it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania, which had been conquered by the Polish duke Bolesław III Wrymouth. It was then visited by Otto of Bamberg, who was entrusted by Bolesław III Wrymouth with the Christianization of Western Pomerania. The name of the town derives from Old-Polabian from the word * (2022)|| |- |||2,005||84.9% |- |||296||12.5% |- |||14||0.59% |}