Pölchow

Pölchow is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The commune is administered by the Amt Warnow-West, which is located in the municipality of Kritzmow.

Pölchow
Municipality
War memorial in Pölchow
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Pölchow within Rostock district
Pölchow Show map of Germany Pölchow Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 54°00′35″N 12°05′50″E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Rostock
Municipal assoc.	Warnow-West
Government
• Mayor	Gudrun Klaus
Area
• Total	12.74 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	952
• Density	74.7/km2 (194/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18059
Dialling codes	038207
Vehicle registration	LRO
Website	www.amt-warnow-west.de

The districts Huckstorf and Wahrstorf belong to Pölchow.

The proximity to Rostock and the good traffic connection (Baltic Sea motorway A 20) let the municipality grow strongly in the last years. In addition to the numerous homes that have been built, a number of commercial enterprises have also settled in the town.

Geography

The municipality of Pölchow is about ten kilometres south of the Rostock city centre. The area around the municipality is about 40 m higher than the valley of the lower Warnow, which has been designated a landscape conservation area east of Pölchow.