Krackow, Germany | |
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 Village church in Krackow | |
Location of Krackow, Germany
within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
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 Location of Krackow, Germany | |
  Krackow, Germany  Krackow, Germany | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′N 14°16′E / 53.333°N 14.267°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Löcknitz-Penkun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hans-Peter Bobrowski |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.18 km2 (17.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 612 |
| • Density | 13.9/km2 (35.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17329 |
| Dialling codes | 039746 |
| Vehicle registration | VG |
| Website | www.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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Leksykon Polactwa w Niemczech (in Polish). Opole: Związek Polaków w Niemczech. 1939. p. 394.
- ^ Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny Sztabu Generalnego W.P. (1947). "Szczecin" (Map). Mapa Polski. 1:500,000 (in Polish).
- ^ "Germany's population by country of birth 2022". Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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