Blankensee, Uecker-Randow

Blankensee is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in north-eastern Germany. It is located on the border with Poland. It is located in the historic region of Pomerania.

Blankensee
Municipality
Center of the village with German-Polish inn
Location of Blankensee within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
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Coordinates: 53°30′N 14°18′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.	Löcknitz-Penkun
Government
• Mayor	Stefan Müller
Area
• Total	34.21 km2 (13.21 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	579
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17322
Dialling codes	039744
Vehicle registration	VG
Website	www.blankensee.de

According to the 2022 census, Poles constituted 19.6% of the population.^[2]

History

The area formed part of Poland in the 12th century, and following the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until its dissolution in 1637. 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.