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Rechlin is a municipality in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, around 100 km (60 mi) northwest of Berlin. The town's airport has a long history and was the Luftwaffe's main testing ground for new aircraft designs in Nazi Germany. The Luftfahrttechnisches Museum (Aviation Technology Museum) in Rechlin houses displays of aircraft and related technology from the two World Wars and the Soviet era.

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German location.image_coa
Wappen Rechlin.svg
German location.image_plan
Rechlin in MBS.svg
German location.image_photo
Rechlin Nord Luftfahrttechnisches Museum 2009-08-31 106.jpg
German location.image_caption
Aviation technical museum in Rechlin
German location.state
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
German location.district
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
German location.Amt
Röbel-Müritz
German location.elevation
67
German location.area
77.28
German location.postal_code
17248
German location.area_code
039823
German location.licence
MÜR
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
13 0 71 122
German location.website
www.amt-roebel-mueritz.de
German location.mayor
Wolf-Dieter Ringguth

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Population
2041
Area
77.70
Elevation
67
Image
Rechlin Nord Kirche 2009-08-31 102.jpg
Dialing code
039823
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Rechlin
postal code
17248
hashtag
Rechlin
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Rechlin is a municipality in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, around 100 km (60 mi) northwest of Berlin. The town's airport has a long history and was the Luftwaffe's main testing ground for new aircraft designs in Nazi Germany. The Luftfahrttechnisches Museum (Aviation Technology Museum) in Rechlin houses displays of aircraft and related technology from the two World Wars and the Soviet era.

The town has become popular with travelers thanks to being located at one of the entrances to Müritz National Park.

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