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.
Sons and daughters of the city
- Kurt Dunkelmann (1906–1983), shipbuilder
- Lutz Dettmann (born 1961), writer
- Christoph Schulze (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
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ "Twinning". Lewes District Council. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "Unsere Ortsteile: Wessin" (in German). Stadt Crivitz. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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