Crivitz

For Crivitz in the USA see Crivitz, Wisconsin.

Crivitz
Church
Crivitz
Location of the town of Crivitz within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Coordinates	53°35′N 11°39′E / 53.58333°N 11.65°E / 53.58333; 11.65Coordinates: 53°35′N 11°39′E / 53.58333°N 11.65°E / 53.58333; 11.65
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.	Crivitz
Town subdivisions	6
Mayor	Ulrich Güßmann
Basic statistics
Area	75.48 km2 (29.14 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m  (131 ft)
Population	4,672 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	62 /km2 (160 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PCH
Postal code	19089
Area code	03863
Website	www.crivitz.de

Crivitz is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 18 km east of Schwerin. The founder of the town Crivitz, Wisconsin named it after his hometown Crivitz. It is twinned with Seaford in East Sussex.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung der Kreise und Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 31 December 2010. http://service.mvnet.de/statmv/daten_stam_berichte/e-bibointerth01/bevoelkerung--haushalte--familien--flaeche/a-i__/a123__/2010/daten/a123-2010-22.pdf. 
2. ^ "Twinning". Lewes District Council. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/community/248.asp. Retrieved 30 August 2011.