Löcknitz

Löcknitz
The bilingual German-Polish school in Löcknitz
Location of Löcknitz within Vorpommern-Greifswald district

Location of Löcknitz
Löcknitz
Löcknitz
Coordinates: 53°27′N 14°12′E / 53.450°N 14.200°E / 53.450; 14.200
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Löcknitz-Penkun
Government
 • MayorDetlef Ebert (CDU)
Area
 • Total
22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
3,357
 • Density147/km2 (381/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17321
Dialling codes039754
Vehicle registrationVG
Websitehttps://loecknitz.eu/

Löcknitz (German pronunciation: [ˈlœknɪts] , Polish: Łęknica) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in north-eastern Germany, located in the historic region of Pomerania, 12 km (7 mi) west of the German-Polish border and 25 km (16 mi) west of Szczecin. It is the seat of the Amt Löcknitz-Penkun.