Penkun

Penkun
Penkun
	Schloss Penkun in Penkun
	Coat of arms
	Location of Penkun within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
	Penkun Penkun
	Coordinates: 53°17′N 14°15′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.	Löcknitz-Penkun
Subdivisions	4 Gemeindeteile
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Netzel (FDP)
Area
• Total	78.64 km2 (30.36 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,785
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	17328
Dialling codes	039751
Vehicle registration	VG
Website	www.penkun.de

Penkun (German: [pɛŋˈkuːn] (listen); Kashubian: Piéńkùń) is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in the smallest[2] city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 25 km east of Prenzlau, and 23 km southwest of Szczecin.

Penkun is known for its Renaissance castle. Due to its proximity to the Szczecin agglomeration, it is a prospering town.

Towns near Penkun

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References

"Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2018". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2019.
"Willkommen in Penkun". www.penkun.de. Retrieved 2019-08-05.

External links

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[1] "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2018". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2019.

[2] "Willkommen in Penkun". www.penkun.de. Retrieved 2019-08-05.