Velgast

Velgast (Polish: Wielgoszcz^[2]) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Velgast has its own railway station Velgast railway station.

Velgast
Municipality
Velgast railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Velgast within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Velgast Show map of Germany Velgast Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 54°16′11″N 12°55′41″E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.	Franzburg-Richtenberg
Government
• Mayor	Christian Griwahn
Area
• Total	71.42 km2 (27.58 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,474
• Density	21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18469
Dialling codes	038324
Vehicle registration	NVP
Website	www.amt-franzburg-richtenberg.de

Districts

The community Velgast has the following districts:

Altenhagen Bussin Hoevet Lendershagen Neu Seehagen

Schuenhagen Starkow Velgast Manschenhagen Sternhagen