Kuckssee

Kuckssee
Municipality
Location of Kuckssee within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
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Coordinates: 53°32′N 13°6′E / 53.533°N 13.100°E / 53.533; 13.100
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Municipal assoc.	Penzliner Land
Area
• Total	19.19 km^2 (7.41 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	569
• Density	30/km^2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17217
Dialling codes	03962
Vehicle registration	MÜR

Kuckssee (German pronunciation: [ˈkʊkszeː]) is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities Krukow, Lapitz and Puchow.

Story

The municipality of Kuckssee was created on 1 January 2012 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities of Krukow, Lapitz and Puchow.

Geography

The municipality is located approximately ten kilometers west of Neubrandenburg's city center and borders the city of Penzlin to the south. The municipality's lakes include Lake Malliner , through which the Aalbach stream flows , Lake Ziesken , Lake Kucks , Lake Lapitzer , Lake Wokuhl , and Lake Salzsee. The 110-hectare nature reserve of Lake Kucks and Lake Lapitzer lies almost entirely within the municipality.

Districts are Krukow , Lapitz , Puchow and Rahnenfelde.

Culture and sights

• Krukow Manor House (Castle)
• Krukow fieldstone church
• Lapitz village church
• Puchow Manor House from 1910 with two gatehouses, manager's house, farm buildings and manor park
• Lapitz Manor House from 1908

References

1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.