Lychen

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Lychen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lychen
Lychen (Germany)
Lychen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Uckermark
Town subdivisions 4 Ortsteile
Mayor Sven Klemckow (Linkspartei)
Basic statistics
Area 110.51 km² (42.7 sq mi)
Elevation 60 m  (197 ft)
Population 3,805  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 34 /km² (89 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate UM
Postal code 17279
Area code 039888
Website www.lychen.de
Location of the town of Lychen within Uckermark district
Map

Coordinates: 53.203235°00′00″N 13.319617°00′00″E / 53.203235, 13.319617

Lychen (IPA[ˈlyːçən]) is a town in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km southeast of Neustrelitz, and 12 km east of Fürstenberg/Havel. This is the town where the thumbtack was created.