Crivitz | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Crivitz within Ludwigslust-Parchim district | |
Crivitz Show map of GermanyCrivitz Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
Coordinates: 53°35′N 11°39′E / 53.583°N 11.650°E / 53.583; 11.650 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Ludwigslust-Parchim |
Municipal assoc. | Crivitz |
Subdivisions | 6 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Britta Busch-Gramm |
Area | |
• Total | 75.48 km (29.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,760 |
• Density | 63/km (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 19089 |
Dialling codes | 03863 |
Vehicle registration | PCH, LUP, LBZ, HGN, STB, LWL |
Website | www.crivitz.de |
Crivitz is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 18 km east of Schwerin. The founder of the town Crivitz, Wisconsin named it after his hometown Crivitz. It has a friendship link with Seaford, East Sussex. The lake Barniner See is located nearby.
Sons and daughters of the city
- Kurt Dunkelmann [de] (1906–1983), shipbuilder
- Lutz Dettmann [de] (born 1961), writer
- Christoph Schulze [de] (born 1965), politician (BVB/FW)
- Heiko Mathias Förster (born 1966), conductor, conducted the Munich Symphony Orchestra from 1999 to 2006,
Sport
- Karla Roffeis (born 1958), volleyball player, team silver medallist at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Torsten Schmitz (born 1964), boxing coach and former amateur boxer
- Armin Kremer (born 1968), rally driver
- Matthias Breitkreutz (born 1971), soccer player, played 266 games
- Kevin Wölbert (born 1989), speedway driver
Villages within the municipality
- Augustenhof
- Badegow
- Basthorst
- Gädebehn
- Kladow
- Muchelwitz
- Radepohl
- Wessin
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- "Twinning". Lewes District Council. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- "Unsere Ortsteile: Wessin" (in German). Stadt Crivitz. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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