Wilhelmsburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

William Castle is a municipality in the district of Vorpommern - Greifswald in eastern Mecklenburg -Vorpommern ( Germany ). It is administered by the Office Torgelow - Ferdinandshof with headquarters in the city Torgelow.

Geography

William Castle is located on the eastern edge of the Friedlander Great Meadow in a vast lowlands. To the south, close to forest areas belonging to Ueckermünder Heath.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages of

  • Eichhof
  • Eichhof Allotment
  • Fleethof
  • Friedrich Hagen
  • Grunhof ( historical )
  • Johannesberg ( historical )
  • Maria Werth
  • Mühlenhof
  • Mittagberg
  • William castle

History

Even the king's son, Frederick the Great moved Palatine settlers in the area of, it was the district Friedrich Hagen.

In an arrangement of Friedrich Wilhelm I in 1722 started the construction of a glass factory ( district Johannesberg ). The king gave the settlement near the glassworks the name William Castle. From the mid-18th century, the place of settlers from the Palatinate was settled. By the end of the Second World War there was a Remonteamt in William Castle.

The image of the community has improved in recent years, numerous houses were rehabilitated, renovated roads and paths.

Policy

In the state elections in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern in 2011 voted 26.8 per cent of voters for the NPD (2006: 27.9 ), 26.3 percent for the SPD ( 23.8 ), 17 percent for the CDU ( 23.3 ) and 15.9 percent for the Left ( 14.4 ).

Attractions

→ See also List of monuments in William Castle ( Western Pomerania)

  • The small village church in William Castle 1952/53, with a roof turret above the entrance is an example of church architecture from this period in the GDR.
  • House in Maria Werth

Sports

In the village there is a Motocross Track that is also used nationwide.

Transport links

In the nearby community Ferdinandshof made ​​connections to the national road network (B 109 Berlin- Greifswald ) and on the rail network ( Berlin- Stralsund ). About the junction Strasburg is an affiliation with the federal motorway 20

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