# Gartz > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gartz > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gartz.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartz > Source revision: 1340517676 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_photo = Rathaus, Gartz.JPG |image_caption = Town hall |image_coa = DEU Gartz (Oder) COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|53|12|N|14|23|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Gartz (Oder) in UM.png |state = Brandenburg |district = Uckermark |Amt = Gartz (Oder) |elevation = 6 |area = 61.89 |postal_code = 16307 |area_code = 03332 |licence = UM |Gemeindeschlüssel = 12 0 73 189 |website = [https://www.gartz.de/ www.gartz.de] |mayor = [Luca Piwodda](/source/Luca_Piwodda) ([PdF](/source/Party_of_Progress_(Germany))) |leader_term = 2024–29 }} '''Gartz''' ({{IPA|de|ɡaʁts|-|De-Gartz.ogg}}) is a [border town](/source/border_town) in the [Uckermark](/source/Uckermark) district in [Brandenburg](/source/Brandenburg), in north-eastern [Germany](/source/Germany). It is located on the West bank of the [Oder River](/source/Oder_River), on the border with [Poland](/source/Poland), about {{convert|20|km|mi|0}} south of [Szczecin](/source/Szczecin), Poland. It is located within the historic region of [Western Pomerania](/source/Western_Pomerania). ==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](/source/Duchy_of_Pomerania), which had been conquered by the Polish duke [Bolesław III Wrymouth](/source/Boles%C5%82aw_III_Wrymouth). It was then visited by [Otto of Bamberg](/source/Otto_of_Bamberg),{{cite book|last=Kratz|first=Gustav|year=1865|title=Die Städte der Provinz Pommern. Abriss ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunden|location=Berlin|language=de|page=145}} who was entrusted by Bolesław III Wrymouth with the [Christianization of Western Pomerania](/source/Christianization_of_Pomerania).{{cite book|last=Medley|first=D. J.|year=2004|title=The church and the empire|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|page=152}} The name of the town derives from [Old-Polabian](/source/Polabian_language) from the word *{{lang|pox|gardec}} < *gordьcь, meaning "small fortified settlement". Following the [fragmentation of Poland](/source/fragmentation_of_Poland) in 1138 it was part of the separate [Duchy of Pomerania](/source/Duchy_of_Pomerania), which in 1227 fell under the overlordship of the multi-ethnic [Holy Roman Empire](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire). In 1236, the castle was the seat of the local Slavic [castellan](/source/castellan).{{cite web|url=https://www.gartz.de/verzeichnis/visitenkarte.php?mandat=18265|title=Gartz (Oder)|access-date=19 September 2020|language=de}} In 1249 Gartz was granted [town privileges](/source/town_privileges) by [Duke](/source/Dukes_of_Pomerania) [Barnim I the Good](/source/Barnim_I%2C_Duke_of_Pomerania). Because of its strategic location on the river, the town was frequently vulnerable during military campaigns. In 1284, it was one of the Pomeranian towns that guaranteed a peace treaty between the Duchy of Pomerania and the [Margraviate of Brandenburg](/source/Margraviate_of_Brandenburg).Kratz, p. 147 It was granted several [privileges](/source/privilege_(law)) by Pomeranian dukes in the following decades.Kratz, p. 147-148 During a Pomeranian succession war, in 1468, the town opened its gates to Brandenburgians, what was taken in other Pomeranian cities and towns as an act of treason.Kratz, p. 150 In 1473, the Duchy of Pomerania made an unsuccessful attempt to recapture the town, however in 1477, with the help of the cities of [Stargard](/source/Stargard) and [Szczecin](/source/Szczecin), Gartz was finally recaptured, which was confirmed in a subsequent peace treaty. In 1502, [Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania](/source/Bogislaw_X%2C_Duke_of_Pomerania) temporarily resided in the town. The town was devastated in the [Thirty Years' War](/source/Thirty_Years'_War), the [Polish–Swedish War](/source/Deluge_(history)) and the [Great Northern War](/source/Great_Northern_War) in the 17th–18th century. From 1648 to 1720 it was part of [Swedish Pomerania](/source/Swedish_Pomerania), in 1720 it was annexed by [Prussia](/source/Kingdom_of_Prussia), and from 1871 it formed part of the [German Empire](/source/German_Empire). From 1720 to 1945, Gartz was part of the [Prussian](/source/Prussia) [Province of Pomerania](/source/Province_of_Pomerania_(1653%E2%80%931815)). In the final stages of [World War II](/source/World_War_II), in 1945, the town was heavily destroyed. Since the [Oder-Neisse line](/source/Oder-Neisse_line) was made the German-Polish border after the defeat of [Nazi Germany](/source/Nazi_Germany) in the war in 1945, Gartz is now a [border town](/source/border_town). From 1945 to 1952, it was part of the state of [Mecklenburg-Vorpommern](/source/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), from 1952 to 1990 of the [Bezirk Frankfurt](/source/Bezirk_Frankfurt) of [East Germany](/source/East_Germany) and since 1990 of [Brandenburg](/source/Brandenburg). After the [fall of communism](/source/fall_of_communism) in Central Europe and the [German reunification](/source/German_reunification), in 1990 Gartz entered a partnership with the nearby Polish town of [Gryfino](/source/Gryfino) as its twin town, and in 1998 river cruises between the towns were launched. In 1990, the town was assigned to the state of [Brandenburg](/source/Brandenburg), despite historically belonging to [Pomerania](/source/Pomerania). In 1993, a Polish-German school project was established at the local school. The town was affected by the [1997 Central European flood](/source/1997_Central_European_flood). Many [Poles](/source/Polish_people) moved to Gartz, and as of 2014, 32 of 62 children in the local kindergarten had non-German parents.[http://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/umland/hurra-die-polen-kommen Zuzug in die Uckermark, Hurra, die Polen kommen!] ==Geography== Across the river lies an industrial area of the Polish town of [Gryfino](/source/Gryfino). Gartz is part of [Lower Oder Valley National Park](/source/Lower_Oder_Valley_National_Park). ;Towns near Gartz * [Szczecin](/source/Szczecin) City ([Poland](/source/Poland)) * [Penkun](/source/Penkun) ([Germany](/source/Germany)) * [Schwedt](/source/Schwedt) ([Germany](/source/Germany)) * [Gryfino](/source/Gryfino) ([Poland](/source/Poland)) ==Demography== thumb|200px|left|Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule) {| class="wikitable" style="float:right" |+Residents by country of birth{{cite web|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/germany-birth-2022/brandenburg.htm|title=Germany's population by country of birth 2022|access-date=1 April 2025}} |- ! Nationality||Population
(2022)|| |- |{{flag|Germany}}||2,005||84.9% |- |{{flag|Poland}}||296||12.5% |- |{{flag|Ukraine}}||14||0.59% |} {{historical populations |align=none | cols=3 | percentages=pagr |title = Gartz (Oder): Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Population_projection_Brandenburg Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons] | 1875 | 6440 | 1890 | 5877 | 1910 | 5369 | 1925 | 4830 | 1933 | 4998 | 1939 | 5231 | 1946 | 5430 | 1950 | 5381 | 1964 | 4045 | 1971 | 3699 | 1981 | 3013 | 1985 | 2943 | 1989 | 2835 | 1990 | 2806 | 1991 | 2747 | 1992 | 2668 | 1993 | 2652 | 1994 | 2673 | 1995 | 2714 | 1996 | 2711 | 1997 | 2730 | 1998 | 2754 | 1999 | 2725 | 2000 | 2730 | 2001 | 2703 | 2002 | 2669 | 2003 | 2654 | 2004 | 2647 | 2005 | 2588 | 2006 | 2521 | 2007 | 2505 | 2008 | 2492 | 2009 | 2470 | 2010 | 2477 | 2011 | 2461 | 2012 | 2438 | 2013 | 2470 | 2014 | 2482 | 2015 | 2478 | 2016 | 2515 | 2017 | 2550 | 2018 | 2550 | 2019 | 2508 | 2020 | 2524 }} ==Twin towns== Gartz is [twinned](/source/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities) with: *{{flagicon|POL}} [Gryfino](/source/Gryfino), [Poland](/source/Poland) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category-inline|Gartz (Oder)|Gartz}} * [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-germany-szczecin-idUSBRE94E0IN20130515 Reuters article from May 2013] {{Cities and towns in Uckermark (district)}} {{Authority control}} Category:Localities in Uckermark (district) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gartz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartz) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartz?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.