Lychen

Not to be confused with Lichen.
Lychen

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Lychen

Coordinates: 53°12′12″N 13°19′11″E / 53.203235°N 13.319617°ECoordinates: 53°12′12″N 13°19′11″E / 53.203235°N 13.319617°E
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Uckermark
Government
 • Mayor Sven Klemckow (Linkspartei)
Area
 • Total 110.51 km2 (42.67 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,150
 • Density 29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 17279
Dialling codes 039888
Vehicle registration UM
Website www.lychen.de

Lychen (German pronunciation: [ˈlyːçən]), also known as raftsman city, is a town in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Neustrelitz, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Fürstenberg/Havel. This is the town where the thumbtack was created.

History

Previously, the timber rafting was one of the most important sectors of the economy. It was Timber joined together to rafts, and also transports other goods. Recalling there in Lychen a timber rafting museum, and tourists can travel by raft on the lake In 1903, Johann Kirsten invented here the flat-headed thumb tacks, and at the beginning of the 20th century there was some little factories of flat-headed thumb tacks.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2012 (XLS-Datei; 83 KB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 31 December 2012.
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