Krackow, Germany Explained

Krackow, Germany should not be confused with Krakow (disambiguation).

Image Coa:kein
Coordinates:53.3333°N 30°W
Image Plan:Krackow_in_VG.svg
State:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District:Vorpommern-Greifswald
Amt:Löcknitz-Penkun
Elevation:34
Area:44.18
Postal Code:17329
Area Code:039746
Licence:VG
Gemeindeschlüssel:13 0 75 067
Website:www.amt-loecknitz-penkun.de
Mayor:Hans-Peter Bobrowski

Krackow (Polish: Kraków) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; 20km to the Polish city of Szczecin

History

From 1648 to 1720, Krackow was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.