Karrenzin

Basic data
State :	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County :	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Office :	Parchimer area
Height :	49 m above sea level NHN
Area :	26.4 km 2
Residents:	551 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	21 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	19372
Area code :	038725
License plate :	LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB
Community key :	13 0 76 068
Community structure:	5 districts
Office administration address:	Walter-Hase-Strasse 42 ; 19370 Parchim
Website :	www.amt-parchimer-umland.de
Mayor :	Lukas Völsch
Location of the municipality of Karrenzin in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district

Karrenzin is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany). It is administered by the Parchimer Umland Office based in Parchim.

geography

The community is located one kilometer south of the federal motorway 24 and can be reached via the Parchim junction. The community is located about twelve kilometers south of Parchim . Karrenzin lies in a very hilly terminal moraine landscape west of the Ruhner Mountains . The Löcknitz flows through the municipality .

Districts of the community are Herzfeld, Karrenzin, Neu Herzfeld, Repzin and Wulfsahl. The names of the districts are identical:

District number	District name	Landmark area (in ha )
131160	Herzfeld	868.9739
131161	Repzin	365.6037
131162	Karrenzin	638.3290
131163	Wulfsahl	777.2122

history

On July 1, 1950, Karrenzin was incorporated into Groß Godems . On January 1, 1951, the communities of Groß Godems and Wulfsahl merged to form the new community of Karrenzin.

Incorporations

On June 13, 2004, Herzfeld was incorporated.

politics

Coat of arms, flag, official seal

The municipality has no officially approved national emblem, neither a coat of arms nor a flag. The official seal is the small state seal with the coat of arms of the state of Mecklenburg. It shows a looking bull's head with torn off neck fur and crown and the inscription "• GEMEINDE KARRENZIN • LANDKREIS LUDWIGSLUST-PARCHIM".