Neukalen is a town in the

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte The Mecklenburg Lake Plateau or Mecklenburg Lakeland
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district, in

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is situated 19 km southwest of

Demmin Demmin () is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Demmin. Geography Demmin lies on the West Pomeranian plain at the confluence of the rivers ...

History

(Old) Kalen was first mentioned in a document of 1174. After 1236, Kalen, now called Altkalen, was located on the trade route from Stettin (now ''Szczecin'') to

Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, ...

and it expanded as a city with a strong fortification. The city got lands and in 1253 it was granted the ''

Lübeck law The Lübeck law (german: Lübisches (Stadt)Recht) was the family of codified municipal law developed at Lübeck, which became a free imperial city in 1226 and is located in present day Schleswig-Holstein. It was the second most prevalent form of ...

''. In 1281 the city was moved for unknown reasons to

Gnoien Gnoien is a small town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 40 km southeast of Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Unive ...

and so Neukalen was newly founded in 1281.

Personalities

Anke Borchmann Anke Borchmann ( Grünberg; born 23 June 1954) is a rower who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. Early life Grünberg was born in Neukalen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany in 1954. Rowing career Grünberg competed for SC Dynamo Ber ...

(born 1954), rower, Olympic and double world champion

References

External links

Official website of Neukalen (German)

Eisenbahnmuseum Neukalen / railway museum (German)
Towns in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Cities and towns in Mecklenburg Populated places established in the 1280s 1250s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1253 establishments in Europe {{MecklenburgischeSeenplatte-geo-stub