Kuckssee


Kuckssee is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities Krukow, Lapitz and Puchow.

Story

The municipality of Kuckssee was created on 1 January 2012 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities of Krukow, Lapitz and Puchow.

Geography

The municipality is located approximately ten kilometers west of Neubrandenburg's city center and borders the city of Penzlin to the south. The municipality's lakes include Lake Malliner, through which the Aalbach stream flows, Lake Ziesken, Lake Kucks, Lake Lapitzer, Lake Wokuhl, and Lake Salzsee. The 110-hectare nature reserve of Lake Kucks and Lake Lapitzer lies almost entirely within the municipality.
Districts are Krukow, Lapitz, Puchow and Rahnenfelde.

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