Gnevkow

Gnevkow
Municipality
Village church in Gnevkow
Location of Gnevkow within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
Gnevkow Gnevkow
Coordinates: 53°47′N 13°10′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Municipal assoc.	Treptower Tollensewinkel
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Krüger
Area
• Total	17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	308
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17089
Dialling codes	039993
Vehicle registration	DM
Website	www.altentreptow.de

Gnevkow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Districts

Gnevkow is made up of the following five districts:

Gnevkow, Marienhöhe, Letzin, Letzin-Siedlung, Prützen,

History

Gnevkow was first mentioned 1268. The place belonged until 1818 to the Klempenow Castle. In 1862, 421 inhabitants had the village Gnewkow with the State Manor Estate (Staatsdomänenvorwerk) and Marienhöhe.

Village Church

The village church in Gnevkow is a render boulder church dating from the 15th century. The altar wall shows holy figures from the first half 16th century. The pulpit basket out of the 17th century is flanked of two Mary figures and two angels (14th century and first half 16th century). Next to the western gable wall is new bell frame with a bell dating from 1827. Between 1999 and 2003, the foundation, walls and roof of the church were repaired.

Domäne Gnevkow (Gnevkow Manor House)

The manor house was built between 1860 and 1862 to manage the immediate estate, the construction taking the standard estate (Domäne) form with the manor house at the far end of a large courtyard with a pond and barns to either side.