For most of the time between 1653 and 1806, the area in which Ballwitz is located was part of what was called Swedish Pomerania. Today, Ballwitz is administratively merged with the neighboring village of Holldorf and is located in the German State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Names
Ballwitz, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Surnames
Village church of Ballwitz (2009).
Source: Wikipedia Commons.