Carpin

Carpin
Carpin
Location of Carpin within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
Coordinates: 53°20′N 13°14′E / 53.333°N 13.233°E / 53.333; 13.233Coordinates: 53°20′N 13°14′E / 53.333°N 13.233°E / 53.333; 13.233
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Municipal assoc.	Neustrelitz-Land
Government
• Mayor	Regina Sendel
Area
• Total	63.64 km2 (24.57 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	859
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	17237
Dialling codes	039821
Vehicle registration	MST
Website	www.amtneustrelitz-land.de

Carpin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Geography

The municipality of Carpin lies within the Feldberg Lake District Nature Park, the southern part of the offshoot of the Müritz National Park with its 101 metre high Galgenberg hill and the lake of Schweingartensee east of Neustrelitz. The region is characterised by other lakes in the Mecklenburg Lake District, such as the Schweingartensee and Lake Carpin, as well as a gently rolling countryside which is densely wooded in the west. The highest point in the municipal territory lies in the Serrahn Hills at 113.7 m above sea level (NHN).

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