Krackow, Germany

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Krackow, Germany
Municipality
Village church in Krackow
Village church in Krackow
Location of Krackow, Germany within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Krackow, Germany is located in Germany
Krackow, Germany
Krackow, Germany
Krackow, Germany is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Krackow, Germany
Krackow, Germany
Coordinates: 53°20′N 14°16′E / 53.333°N 14.267°E / 53.333; 14.267
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Löcknitz-Penkun
Government
 • MayorHans-Peter Bobrowski
Area
 • Total
44.18 km2 (17.06 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
612
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17329
Dialling codes039746
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitewww.amt-loecknitz-penkun.de

Krackow (Polish: Kraków)[2][3] is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in north-eastern Germany; in the historic region of Pomerania; 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the Polish city of Szczecin.

According to the 2022 census, Poles constituted 17.4% of the population.[4]

History

The area formed part of Poland in the 12th century, and following the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until its dissolution in 1637. From 1648 to 1720, Krackow 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.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ^ Leksykon Polactwa w Niemczech (in Polish). Opole: Związek Polaków w Niemczech. 1939. p. 394.
  3. ^ Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny Sztabu Generalnego W.P. (1947). "Szczecin" (Map). Mapa Polski. 1:500,000 (in Polish).
  4. ^ "Germany's population by country of birth 2022". Retrieved 1 April 2025.


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