Lanken
Lanken is a locality in Bad Wilsnack, Landkreis Prignitz, Brandenburg. Lanken is situated nearby to the village Groß Lüben, as well as near the locality Bad Wilsnack.Places of Interest
Highlights include Groß Lüben village church and Graduation tower.
Graduation tower
Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A graduation tower is a structure, used in the production of salt, that removes water from a saline solution by evaporation, increasing its concentration of mineral salts. Graduation tower is situated 3½ km east of Lanken.
Holy Blood of Wilsnack
Church
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holy Blood of Wilsnack was the name given to three hosts, which survived a fire in 1383 that burned the church and village to the ground. The hosts were thus seen as miraculous. Holy Blood of Wilsnack is situated 3 km east of Lanken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Groß Lüben and Bälow.
Bälow
Hamlet
Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bälow is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Lanken.
Sandkrug
Hamlet
Photo: Global Fish, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandkrug is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Lanken.
Lanken
- Type: Locality
- Location: Bad Wilsnack, Landkreis Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.95219° or 52° 57′ 8″ northLongitude
11.90491° or 11° 54′ 18″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
9F4HXW23+VXGeoNames ID
13628299
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In Other Languages
“Lanken” goes by many names.
- German: “Lanken”
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