Crivitz

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Crivitz within Ludwigslust-Parchim district

53°35′N 11°39′E / 53.583°N 11.650°E / 53.583; 11.650CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictLudwigslust-Parchim Municipal assoc.CrivitzSubdivisions6Government

• MayorBritta Busch-GrammArea

• Total75.48 km² (29.14 sq mi)Elevation

40 m (130 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total4,778 • Density63/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

19089

Dialling codes03863Vehicle registrationPCH, LUP, LBZ, HGN, STB, LWLWebsitewww.crivitz.de

Crivitz is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 18 km east of Schwerin. The founder of the town Crivitz, Wisconsin named it after his hometown Crivitz. It has a friendship link with Seaford, East Sussex.^[2] The lake Barniner See is located nearby.

Sons and daughters of the city

Kurt Dunkelmann [de] (1906–1983), shipbuilder
Lutz Dettmann [de] (born 1961), writer
Christoph Schulze [de] (born 1965), politician (BVB/FW)
Heiko Mathias Förster (born 1966), conductor, conducted the Munich Symphony Orchestra from 1999 to 2006,

Sport

Karla Roffeis (born 1958), volleyball player, team silver medallist at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Torsten Schmitz (born 1964), boxing coach and former amateur boxer
Armin Kremer (born 1968), rally driver
Matthias Breitkreutz (born 1971), soccer player, played 266 games
Kevin Wölbert (born 1989), speedway driver

Villages within the municipality

Augustenhof
Badegow
Basthorst
Gädebehn
Kladow
Muchelwitz
Radepohl
Wessin^[3]

References

^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
^ "Twinning". Lewes District Council. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
^ "Unsere Ortsteile: Wessin" (in German). Stadt Crivitz. Retrieved 18 April 2022.