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°E / 53.203235; 13.319617Coordinates: 53°12′12″N 13°19′11″E / 53.203235°N 13.319617°E / 53.203235; 13.319617
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Uckermark
Government
 • Mayor Sven Klemckow (Linkspartei)
Area
 • Total 110.51 km2 (42.67 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,114
 • Density 28/km2 (73/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.

Demography

Lychen:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)[2]
Year Population
1875 3 184
1890 3 359
1910 3 919
1925 4 828
1933 4 662
1939 5 261
1946 4 981
1950 5 053
1964 4 452
1971 4 490
Year Population
1981 4 205
1985 4 209
1989 4 118
1990 4 114
1991 4 060
1992 4 290
1993 4 299
1994 4 154
1995 4 122
1996 4 118
Year Population
1997 4 064
1998 4 073
1999 4 015
2000 3 966
2001 3 989
2002 3 967
2003 3 943
2004 3 943
2005 3 905
2006 3 805
Year Population
2007 3 729
2008 3 626
2009 3 571
2010 3 527
2011 3 257
2012 3 150
2013 3 114

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References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2013 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2014.
  2. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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