Country Germany District Uckermark Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 3,626 (31 Dec 2008) | State Brandenburg Elevation 60 m (200 ft) Postal codes 17279 Local time Wednesday 1:07 PM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 32 km/h, 50% Humidity Points of interest Wurlsee, Zenssee, Oberpfuhl, Heilstätten Hohenlychen | ||
Lychen ( [ˈlyːçən]), also known as Flößerstadt (raftsman city), is a town in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Neustrelitz, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Fürstenberg/Havel. This is the town where the thumbtack was created.
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Map of Lychen, Germany
History
Previously, the timber rafting was one of the most important sectors of the economy. It was Timber joined together to rafts, and also transports other goods. Recalling there in Lychen a timber rafting museum, and tourists can travel by raft on the lake In 1903, Johann Kirsten invented here the flat-headed thumb tacks, and at the beginning of the 20th century there was some little factories of flat-headed thumb tacks.
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