Löcknitz

Löcknitz

Coat of arms
Löcknitz
Location of Löcknitz within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Coordinates: 53°27′N 14°12′E / 53.450°N 14.200°E / 53.450; 14.200Coordinates: 53°27′N 14°12′E / 53.450°N 14.200°E / 53.450; 14.200
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc. Löcknitz-Penkun
Government
 • Mayor Detlef Ebert (CDU)
Area
 • Total 22.67 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
Elevation 34 m (112 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,178
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 17321
Dialling codes 039754
Vehicle registration VG
Website www.amt-loecknitz-penkun.de

Löcknitz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, located 12 km west of the German-Polish border and 25 km west of Szczecin (German: Stettin).

Cross-border contacts

Since 1992 the bilingual German-Polish Gymnasium is visited by pupils from Germany (526 in 2008) and Poland (161), leading to the German Abitur as well as to the Polish matura. In 2008 the certificates were handed over by the foreign ministers of both countries Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Radosław Sikorski.[2] Since Poland joined the Schengen Agreement, the population of Löcknitz is growing, as rates and costs of land acquisition are lower than in Poland. Many commuters from Szczecin are living in Löcknitz [3] and the first economical investments are made in Löcknitz by Polish enterprises,[4] supported by the Löcknitz administration.[2] Currently the town's population is 7% Polish.[5]

Population [6]

year populace
20023.083
20033.000
20042.939
20052.925
20062.948
20073.021

Notable residents

Twin towns

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 31.12.2017". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). October 2018.
  2. 1 2 Auswärtiges Amt.de
  3. ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/0,1518,537930,00.html
  4. ↑ http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/Brandenburg-Uckermark;art128,2495548
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Statistisches Landesamt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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