Blankensee, Uecker-Randow

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Location of Blankensee within Vorpommern-Greifswald district

53°30′N 14°18′E / 53.500°N 14.300°E / 53.500; 14.300CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictVorpommern-Greifswald Municipal assoc.Löcknitz-Penkun Government

• MayorStefan MüllerArea

• Total34.21 km² (13.21 sq mi)Elevation

20 m (70 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total552 • Density16/km² (42/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

17322

Dialling codes039744Vehicle registrationVGWebsitewww.blankensee.de

Blankensee is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the border with Poland.

History

From 1648 to 1720, Blankensee 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.