Rechlin is a municipality in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, around 100 km (60 mi) northwest of Berlin. The town's airport has a long history and was the Luftwaffe's main testing ground for new aircraft designs in Nazi Germany. The Luftfahrttechnisches Museum (Aviation Technology Museum) in Rechlin houses displays of aircraft and related technology from the two World Wars and the Soviet era.[2]

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Rechlin
Municipality
Aviation technical museum in Rechlin
Coat of arms
Location of Rechlin within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
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Coordinates: 53°20′N 12°43′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Municipal assoc.	Röbel-Müritz
Government
• Mayor	Wolf-Dieter Ringguth
Area
• Total	77.28 km2 (29.84 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,043
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17248
Dialling codes	039823
Vehicle registration	MÜR
Website	www.amt-roebel-mueritz.de

The town has become popular with travelers thanks to being located at one of the entrances to Müritz National Park.

People

• Wilhelm Joachim von Hammerstein (1838-1904), German politician

References

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