Penkun

Penkun
Town
Schloss Penkun [de] in Penkun
Coat of arms
Location of Penkun within Vorpommern-Greifswald district Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.	Löcknitz-Penkun
Subdivisions	4 Gemeindeteile
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Netzel (FDP)
Area
• Total	78.64 km2 (30.36 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,815
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17328
Dialling codes	039751
Vehicle registration	VG
Website	www.penkun.de

Penkun (German:

From 1648 to 1720, Penkun 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.

Towns near Penkun

• Szczecin (Poland)
• Eggesin (Germany)
• Ueckermünde (Germany)
• Torgelow (Germany)
• Pasewalk (Germany)
• Gartz (Germany)
• Gryfino (Poland)

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