Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 22.67 km² Local time Thursday 12:15 AM Dialling code 039754 | Elevation 34 m (112 ft) Postal codes 17321 Population 3,059 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 17321 | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Löcknitz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, located 12 km west of the German-Polish border and 25 km west of Szczecin (German: Stettin).
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Map of 17321 L%C3%B6cknitz, Germany
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Since 1992 the bilingual German-Polish Gymnasium is visited by pupils from Germany (526 in 2008) and Poland (161), leading to the German Abitur as well as to the Polish matura. In 2008 the certificates were handed over by the foreign ministers of both countries Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Radosław Sikorski. Since Poland joined the Schengen Agreement, the population of Löcknitz is growing, as rates and costs of land acquisition are lower than in Poland. Many commuters from Szczecin are living in Löcknitz and the first economical investments are made in Löcknitz by Polish enterprises, supported by the Löcknitz administration. Currently the town's population is 7% Polish.