Lychen

Lychen
Church
Coat of arms
Lychen
Location of Lychen within Uckermark district
Coordinates: 53°12′12″N 13°19′11″E / 53.203235°N 13.319617°E / 53.203235; 13.319617Coordinates: 53°12′12″N 13°19′11″E / 53.203235°N 13.319617°E / 53.203235; 13.319617
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Uckermark
Government
• Mayor	Sven Klemckow (Linkspartei)
Area
• Total	110.51 km2 (42.67 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	3,135
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	17279
Dialling codes	039888
Vehicle registration	UM
Website	www.lychen.de

Lychen (German pronunciation: [ˈlyːçən]), also known as Flößerstadt (raftsman city), is a town in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Neustrelitz, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Fürstenberg/Havel. This is the town where the thumbtack was created.

Previously, the timber rafting was one of the most important sectors of the economy. It was Timber joined together to rafts, and also transports other goods. Recalling there in Lychen a timber rafting museum, and tourists can travel by raft on the lake In 1903, Johann Kirsten invented here the flat-headed thumb tacks, and at the beginning of the 20th century there was some little factories of flat-headed thumb tacks.

Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

City wall

Lake Oberpfuhl

Stream Wurlflut

Timber Rafting Museum

Raft carrying tourists to lake Oberpfuhl