Rechlin

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Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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Location of Rechlin within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district

53°20′N 12°43′E / 53.333°N 12.717°E / 53.333; 12.717CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictMecklenburgische Seenplatte Municipal assoc.Röbel-MüritzGovernment

• MayorWolf-Dieter RingguthArea

• Total77.28 km² (29.84 sq mi)Elevation

67 m (220 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total2,086 • Density27/km² (70/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

17248

Dialling codes039823Vehicle registrationMÜRWebsitewww.amt-roebel-mueritz.de

Rechlin is a municipality in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, around 100 km (60 mi) northwest of Berlin. The town's airport has a long history and was the Luftwaffe's main testing ground for new aircraft designs in Nazi Germany. The Luftfahrttechnisches Museum (Aviation Technology Museum) in Rechlin houses displays of aircraft and related technology from the two World Wars and the Soviet era.^[2]

The town has become popular with travelers thanks to being located at one of the entrances to Müritz National Park.

People

Wilhelm Joachim von Hammerstein (1838-1904), German politician

References

^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
^ Luftfahrttechnisches Museum Rechlin web site