Löcknitz

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).

For the station, see Löcknitz railway station. For the tributary of the Elbe, see Löcknitz (river).
Löcknitz
Coat of arms
Location of Löcknitz within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Löcknitz
Löcknitz
Coordinates: 53°27′N 14°12′E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Löcknitz-Penkun
Government
 • MayorDetlef Ebert (CDU)
Area
 • Total22.67 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,188
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
17321
Dialling codes039754
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitewww.amt-loecknitz-penkun.de

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
  • Viktor Bauer (1915–1969), pilot

Twin towns

References
  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2018". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2019.
  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
  6. Statistisches Landesamt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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