Banzkow

Banzkow (Polish: Bączków)^[2] is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 2009 it has included Goldenstädt.

Banzkow
Municipality
View from the West
Coat of arms
Location of Banzkow within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
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Coordinates: 53°31′N 11°31′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.	Crivitz
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor	Guido Klüver (Ind.)
Area
• Total	52.28 km2 (20.19 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,760
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	19079
Dialling codes	03861, 03868
Vehicle registration	LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB
Website	Gemeinde Banzkow

From 1992 to 2009 Solveig Leo, who achieved celebrity status as the youngest LPG chairperson in East Germany, served as Mayor of Banzkow, representing the Party of Democratic Socialism and later The Left.^[3]

The toponym of this settlement was recorded as Bancekowe in the year 1300.^[2]