Löcknitz

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For the station, see Löcknitz railway station. For the tributary of the Elbe, see Löcknitz (river).
Löcknitz
The bilingual German-Polish school in Löcknitz
The bilingual German-Polish school in Löcknitz
Coat of arms of Löcknitz
Coat of arms
Location of Löcknitz within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Löcknitz is located in Germany
Löcknitz
Löcknitz
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
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
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,255
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17321
Dialling codes039754
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitewww.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 live 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
2002 3.083
2003 3.000
2004 2.939
2005 2.925
2006 2.948
2007 3.021

Notable residents[]

  • Viktor Bauer (1915–1969), pilot

Twin towns[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2020". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Auswärtiges Amt.de
  3. ^ "Aufbau Ost: Abschied von Vorurteilen".
  4. ^ "Freundliche Übernahme".
  5. ^ "Meklemburgia-Pomorze Przednie. "Fenomen antypolskości"".
  6. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern


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