Carpin

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Carpin within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district

53°20′N 13°14′E / 53.333°N 13.233°E / 53.333; 13.233CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictMecklenburgische Seenplatte Municipal assoc.Neustrelitz-Land Government

• MayorRegina SendelArea

• Total63.64 km² (24.57 sq mi)Elevation

80 m (260 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total836 • Density13/km² (34/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

17237

Dialling codes039821Vehicle registrationMSTWebsitewww.amtneustrelitz-land.de

Carpin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Geography

The municipality of Carpin lies within the Feldberg Lake District Nature Park, the southern part of the offshoot of the Müritz National Park with its 101 metre high Galgenberg hill and the lake of Schweingartensee east of Neustrelitz. The region is characterised by other lakes in the Mecklenburg Lake District, such as the Schweingartensee and Lake Carpin, as well as a gently rolling countryside which is densely wooded to the west. The highest point in the municipal territory lies in the Serrahn Hills at 113.7 m above sea level (NHN).