Bentwisch

Bentwisch
Coat of arms
Bentwisch
Location of Bentwisch within Rostock district
Coordinates: 54°06′N 12°12′E / 54.100°N 12.200°E / 54.100; 12.200Coordinates: 54°06′N 12°12′E / 54.100°N 12.200°E / 54.100; 12.200
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District
Municipal assoc.
Government
• Mayor	Joachim Schwaß
Area
• Total	14.74 km2 (5.69 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,396
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	18182
Dialling codes	0381
Vehicle registration	LRO
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Bentwisch is a municipality in the district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, to the east of . The village has 2.455 inhabitants and covers 14.74 square kilometres. Due to its proximity to Rostock, the B 105, and the A 19, Bentwisch became a place of industry after German reunification.

Bentwisch has a substation for 220 kV/110kV and the static inverter plant of the HVDC Kontek. Both facilities are a few kilometres away from each other. In 2002 the static inverter plant Bentwisch was enlarged by a substion for 380 kV/110kV and between the static invertor plant and the 220 kV/110 kV-substation, which was built in difference to the static invertor plant at times, East Germany existed, a 110 kV powerline for 3 phase AC current was built.