Blankensee, Uecker-Randow

Blankensee
Municipality
Center of the village with German-Polish inn
Location of Blankensee within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
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Coordinates: 53°30′N 14°18′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.	Löcknitz-Penkun
Government
• Mayor	Stefan Müller
Area
• Total	34.21 km^2 (13.21 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	562
• Density	16/km^2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17322
Dialling codes	039744
Vehicle registration	VG
Website	www.blankensee.de

Blankensee is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the border with Poland.

History

From 1648 to 1720, Blankensee was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.