Neukalen
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Neukalen within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
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Coordinates: 53°49′N 12°47′E / 53.817°N 12.783°E / 53.817; 12.783
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Municipal assoc.	Malchin am Kummerower See
Subdivisions	8
Government
• Mayor	Willi Voß
Area
• Total	46.84 km2 (18.09 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,744
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17154
Dialling codes	039956
Vehicle registration	DM
Website	[1]

Neukalen is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 19 km southwest of Demmin.

History

(Old) Kalen was first mentioned in a document of 1174. After 1236, Kalen, now called Altkalen, was located on the trade route from Stettin (now Szczecin) to Rostock and it expanded as a city with a strong fortification. The city got lands and in 1253 it was granted the Lübeck law. In 1281 the city was moved for unknown reasons to Gnoien and so Neukalen was newly founded in 1281.

Personalities

• Anke Borchmann (born 1954), rower, Olympic and double world champion