Glasin

Glasin
Municipality
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Location of Glasin within Nordwestmecklenburg district
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Coordinates: 53°55′N 11°44′E / 53.917°N 11.733°E / 53.917; 11.733
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc.	Neukloster-Warin
Government
• Mayor	Joachim Wittke
Area
• Total	39.34 km² (15.19 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (2021-12-31)^[1]
• Total	802
• Density	20/km² (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	23992
Dialling codes	038429
Vehicle registration	NWM
Website	www.neukloster.de

Glasin is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.

Geography

The municipality of Glasin borders on the district of Rostock in the east. It is located in an end moraine area, which extends from Kühlungsborn to the area of the upper Warnow river. The "Fuchsberg" is the highest point of this municipality, with a total height of 341.2 feet (104m) above sea level. In the south, the municipality of Glasin borders on Lake Gross Tessin. Glasin is approx. 14 miles (22 km) east of the Hanseatic League City Wismar and 29 miles (46 km) southwest of the Hanseatic League City Rostock.

Organization of the municipality

The municipality of Glasin includes the following villages:

Babst (became a part of the municipality of Glasin on January 1, 2001)
Gross Tessin (became a part of the municipality of Glasin on January 1, 2001)
Perniek

Pinnowhof
Poischendorf
Strameuss (became a part of the municipality of Glasin on January 1, 2001)
Warnkenhagen

History

Glasin was first mentioned in 1248, Babst in 1267.

Politics

Mayor is Mr. Joachim Wittke, who has been elected several times.

Economy

The kindergarten "Gaensebluemchen", a restaurant (which is available for private parties only) and a voluntary fire department are located in Glasin.

Beside agricultural businesses you'll find some very small trade businesses, like a wheelwright's workshop, a corn workshop and a gas station. In Perniek, a part of this municipality, is an open cast mining of gravel/sand granulate.

Infrastructure

Glasin is accessible by car from the Bundesautobahn 20 (Lübeck–Greifswald) exit 11 Neukloster/Glasin. The nearest railroad station is Steinhausen-Neuburg in Neuburg, served by local trains between Rostock and Wismar. The nearest airport is Rostock Laage Airport (31 miles/50 km).

References

^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.

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