Rechlin

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Rechlin
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Rechlin
Rechlin (Germany)
Rechlin
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Müritz
Municipal assoc. Röbel-Müritz
Mayor Wolf-Dieter Ringguth
Basic statistics
Area 77.28 km² (29.8 sq mi)
Elevation 67 m  (220 ft)
Population 2,263  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 29 /km² (76 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MÜR
Postal code 17248
Area code 039823
Website www.amt-roebel-mueritz.de
Location of Rechlin within Müritz district
Map

Coordinates: 53°20′00″N 12°43′00″E / 53.333333, 12.716667

Rechlin is a municipality in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The town's airport has a long history and was the Luftwaffe's main testing ground for new aircraft designs during the Third Reich.