Lychen
Not to be confused with Lichen.
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Location of Lychen within Uckermark district  | ||
| Coordinates: 53°12′12″N 13°19′11″E / 53.203235°N 13.319617°ECoordinates: 53°12′12″N 13°19′11″E / 53.203235°N 13.319617°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Uckermark | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Sven Klemckow (Linkspartei) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 110.51 km2 (42.67 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,135 | |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 17279 | |
| Dialling codes | 039888 | |
| Vehicle registration | UM | |
| Website | www.lychen.de | |
Lychen (German pronunciation: [ˈlyːçən]), also known as Flößerstadt (raftsman city), is a town in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Neustrelitz, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Fürstenberg/Havel. This is the town where the thumbtack was created.
History
Previously, the timber rafting was one of the most important sectors of the economy. It was Timber joined together to rafts, and also transports other goods. Recalling there in Lychen a timber rafting museum, and tourists can travel by raft on the lake In 1903, Johann Kirsten invented here the flat-headed thumb tacks, and at the beginning of the 20th century there was some little factories of flat-headed thumb tacks.
Demography
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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Photogallery
City wall
Lake Oberpfuhl
Stream Wurlflut
Timber Rafting Museum
Raft carrying tourists to lake Oberpfuhl
See also
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
- ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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