Viereck is a

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History

Viereck was founded in 1748 in the course of the repopulation policy under King Frederick II, the Great, of Prussia. The then competent Prussian state minister in charge of internal colonisation, , became namesake to the place, when it was renamed in his honour in 1751.Se
Cantow in Vorpommern, since 1748

References

Vorpommern-Greifswald 1748 establishments in Prussia {{VorpommernGreifswald-geo-stub