Lychen

Lychen
Town
Church of Saint John
Coat of arms
Location of Lychen within Uckermark district
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Coordinates: 53°12′12″N 13°19′11″E / 53.203235°N 13.319617°E / 53.203235; 13.319617
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Uckermark
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2016–24)	Karola Gundlach^[1]
Area
• Total	110.51 km² (42.67 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2021-12-31)^[2]
• Total	3,147
• Density	28/km² (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17279
Dialling codes	039888
Vehicle registration	UM
Website	www.lychen.de

Lychen (German pronunciation: [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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History

Historically, timber rafting was one of the most important sectors of the economy. The timber was built into rafts and used for building projects, and was also used to transport other goods. Lychen has a timber rafting museum, and tourists can travel by raft on the lake.

Flat-headed thumbtacks were invented in Lychen in 1903 by Johann Kirsten. His invention is celebrated in a memorial. At the beginning of the 20th century there were a number of small factories here manufacturing thumbtacks.

The Hohenlychen Sanatorium used by the Schutzstaffel during World War II, is located in the town.

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Lychen: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	3,184	—
1890	3,359	+0.36%
1910	3,919	+0.77%
1925	4,828	+1.40%
1939	5,261	+0.62%
1950	5,053	−0.37%
1964	4,452	−0.90%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1971	4,490	+0.12%
1981	4,205	−0.65%
1985	4,209	+0.02%
1990	4,114	−0.46%
1995	4,122	+0.04%
2000	3,966	−0.77%
2005	3,905	−0.31%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2010	3,527	−2.02%
2015	3,135	−2.33%
2016	3,222	+2.78%
2017	3,207	−0.47%
2018	3,178	−0.90%
2019	3,178	+0.00%
2020	3,154	−0.76%

Gallery

City wall
Lake Oberpfuhl
Stream Wurlflut
Timber Rafting Museum
Raft carrying tourists to lake Oberpfuhl

References

^ Landkreis Uckermark Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 4 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Towns and municipalities in Uckermark
Angermünde Boitzenburger Land Brüssow Carmzow-Wallmow Casekow Flieth-Stegelitz Gartz Gerswalde Göritz Gramzow Grünow Hohenselchow-Groß Pinnow Lychen Mescherin Milmersdorf Mittenwalde Nordwestuckermark Oberuckersee Pinnow Prenzlau Randowtal Schenkenberg Schönfeld Schwedt Tantow Temmen-Ringenwalde Templin Uckerfelde Uckerland Zichow		Coat of Arms of Uckermark district