Rechlin is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania,
Germany
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, around 100 km (60 mi) northwest of
Berlin
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. The
town's airport has a long history and was the
Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German '' Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the '' Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabt ...
's main testing ground for new aircraft designs in
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
. The ''Luftfahrttechnisches Museum'' (Aviation Technology Museum) in Rechlin houses displays of aircraft and related technology from the two World Wars and the Soviet era.
Luftfahrttechnisches Museum Rechlin web site
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The town has become popular with travelers thanks to being located at one of the entrances to Müritz National Park.
People
* Wilhelm Joachim von Hammerstein (1838-1904), German politician
References
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