Trollenhagen

Trollenhagen
Neubrandenburg Airport in Trollenhagen
Location of Trollenhagen within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
Trollenhagen
Trollenhagen
Coordinates: 53°35′N 13°17′E / 53.583°N 13.283°E / 53.583; 13.283
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictMecklenburgische Seenplatte
Municipal assoc.Neverin
Government
 • MayorDr. Emil Ressin
Area
 • Total
17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi)
Elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
917
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17039
Dialling codes0395
Vehicle registrationMST
Websitewww.amt-neverin.de

Trollenhagen is a municipality in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in north-eastern Germany. Formerly the home of an East German Air Force base.

History

During World War II, the Nazis operated a forced labour subcamp of the prison in Dreibergen.[2]

From 1949 to 1953 the Soviet 899th Fighter Aviation Regiment was located at the airbase.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
  2. ^ "Außenkommando der Strafanstalten Dreibergen-Bützow in Trollenhagen bei den Arado Flugzeugwerken". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ Michael Holm, 899th Orshanskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment im. F.E. Dzerzhinskiy, 2015.