Bad Kleinen

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Bad Kleinen, Overlooking a train station with the Schweriner See in the distance.
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Location of Bad Kleinen within Nordwestmecklenburg district
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Bad Kleinen
Coordinates: 53°46′N11°28′E / 53.767°N 11.467°E / 53.767; 11.467 Coordinates: 53°46′N11°28′E / 53.767°N 11.467°E / 53.767; 11.467
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc. Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen
Subdivisions8 Ortsteile
Government
   Mayor Joachim Wölm (Left)
Area
  Total23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [1]
  Total3,753
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
23996
Dialling codes 038423
Vehicle registration NWM
Website www.bad-kleinen-info.de

Bad Kleinen (until 1915 Kleinen) is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the north bank of the Schweriner See. Bad Kleinen is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

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Geography

The municipality is located on the north bank of the Schweriner See, the fourth largest lake in Germany, and about half-way between the state capital Schwerin and Hanseatic city of Wismar, and close to Lübeck. The famous German Philosopher and Mathematician Gottlob Frege (*8 November 1848 Wismar – †26 July 1925 Bad Kleinen) lived in Bad Kleinen. In his honor every year during Spring, the people of Nordwestmecklenburg make a walking tour between Wismar (Frege's Birthplace) and Bad Kleinen. The current mayor of Bad Kleinen is Joachim Wölm.

History

During police action on 27 June 1993 German federal police officer Michael Newrzella and the Red Army Faction member Wolfgang Grams were killed on the platform of Bad Kleinen station.

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References

  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2020". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2021.