Penkun

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Penkun
Town
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Schloss Penkun  [ de ] in Penkun
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Location of Penkun within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
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Penkun
Coordinates: 53°17′N14°15′E / 53.283°N 14.250°E / 53.283; 14.250
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc. Löcknitz-Penkun
Subdivisions4 Gemeindeteile
Government
 •  Mayor Bernd Netzel (FDP)
Area
 • Total78.64 km2 (30.36 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [1]
 • Total1,815
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17328
Dialling codes 039751
Vehicle registration VG
Website www.penkun.de

Penkun (German: [pɛŋˈkuːn] ⓘ ) is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, and one of the smallest [2] in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 25 km east of Prenzlau, and 23 km southwest of Szczecin.

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Penkun is known for its Renaissance castle. Due to its proximity to the Szczecin agglomeration, it is a prospering town.

History

From 1648 to 1720, Penkun was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ↑ "Willkommen in Penkun". www.penkun.de. Retrieved 2019-08-05.

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