Crivitz

This article is about the town in Germany. For the village in Wisconsin, see Crivitz, Wisconsin. For the crater, see Crivitz (crater).

Crivitz is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 18 km east of Schwerin. The founder of the town Crivitz, Wisconsin named it after his hometown Crivitz. It has a friendship link with Seaford, East Sussex.^[2] The lake Barniner See is located nearby.

Crivitz
Town
Church
Coat of arms
Location of Crivitz within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Crivitz Show map of Germany Crivitz Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 53°35′N 11°39′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.	Crivitz
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor	Britta Busch-Gramm
Area
• Total	75.48 km2 (29.14 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,760
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	19089
Dialling codes	03863
Vehicle registration	PCH, LUP, LBZ, HGN, STB, LWL
Website	www.crivitz.de

Sons and daughters of the city

• Kurt Dunkelmann [de] (1906–1983), shipbuilder
• Lutz Dettmann [de] (born 1961), writer
• Christoph Schulze [de] (born 1965), politician (BVB/FW)
• Heiko Mathias Förster (born 1966), conductor, conducted the Munich Symphony Orchestra from 1999 to 2006,

Sport

• Karla Roffeis (born 1958), volleyball player, team silver medallist at the 1980 Summer Olympics
• Torsten Schmitz (born 1964), boxing coach and former amateur boxer
• Armin Kremer (born 1968), rally driver
• Matthias Breitkreutz (born 1971), soccer player, played 266 games
• Kevin Wölbert (born 1989), speedway driver

Villages within the municipality

• Augustenhof
• Badegow
• Basthorst
• Gädebehn
• Kladow
• Muchelwitz
• Radepohl
• Wessin^[3]