Wessin

Ortsteil of Crivitz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Location of Wessin

53°34′N 11°44′E / 53.567°N 11.733°E / 53.567; 11.733CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictLudwigslust-Parchim TownCrivitzSubdivisions3Area

• Total17.07 km² (6.59 sq mi)Elevation

58 m (190 ft)Population

(2009-12-31)

• Total438 • Density26/km² (66/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

19089

Dialling codes03863Vehicle registrationPCHWebsitehttp://www.amt-crivitz.de/

Wessin is a village and a former municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The village is rural and the main land use within the boundary is farming.^[1]

History

On the northern edge of the village is the stone church, which dates from the 12th century AD.^[2]

The grounds of the Kurzzeitpflege am Tulpenbaum former manor house contain one of Germany's largest and oldest specimens of Liriodendron tulipifera, at approx 32 metres (105 ft) in height.^[2]

The former municipality included the villages of Badegow and Radepohl. Since 1 January 2011, all three villages are administratively part of the town Crivitz.^[2]

References

^ "Wessin, Crivitz, Germany". Google Maps. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Unsere Ortsteile: Wessin" (in German). Stadt Crivitz. Retrieved 18 April 2022.