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Penkun

Located in Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Coordinates: 53°18′00″ N 14°15′00″ E

Map showing the location of Penkun Penkun
Location in Germany
Population
1,707
1.7K
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
14
listed under Penkun
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SZZ Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport54 km
HDF Heringsdorf Airport65 km

About Penkun

Penkun is a village. Location: Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Population: 1,707. Elevation: 34 m.

From Wikipedia

Penkun (German: [pɛŋˈkuːn] ) is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, and one of the smallest in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Prenzlau, and 23 km (14 mi) southwest of Szczecin. Penkun is known for its Renaissance castle. Due to its proximity to the Szczecin agglomeration, it is a prospering town. According to the 2022 census, Poles and Ukrainians constituted 10.6% and 2.9% of the population, respectively.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
13th century
Area
78.9 km²
Official website
penkun-stadt.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Penkun over time

Population of Penkun over time
2012 2,082
2017 1,806
2019 1,785
2021 1,773
2022 1,815
2023 1,756
2024 1,707
2025 1,672

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Penkun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 38 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (62 mm)
Driest month
February (27 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Penkun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°18°21°23°24°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°11°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)332732334859625444343838

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Penkun

The nearest airport is Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ), 54 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Berlin, 103 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) Szczecin(Glewice) 54 kmnortheast
  • Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) Zirchow 65 kmnorth
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 116 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 103 kmsouthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 128 kmsouthwest
  • Rostock Population: 198.3K 165 kmnorthwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 220 kmsouthwest
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 244 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Penkun

Within 100 km: 197 historic and cultural sites, 1,248 natural sites, 1,212 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km173 places

  • Herrenwerder Island 17 kmSE
  • Zabelsee Lake 14 kmSW
  • Wollenthin-See Lake 22 kmW
  • Welsensee Lake 19 kmS

25–60 km766 places

  • Beeke River 44 kmN
  • Strandbad Beach 37 kmSW
  • Burgwallinsel Island 29 kmSW
  • Wolletzseeinseln Island 39 kmSW

60–100 km1,718 places

  • Usedom Island Island 71 kmN
  • Wolin Island 71 kmN
  • Insel Görmitz Island 83 kmN
  • Werder Island 74 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Penkun

14 places

Cities & villages7

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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