Glasin is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...

 in the Nordwestmecklenburg

Nordwestmecklenburg

Nordwestmecklenburg is a Kreis in the north-western part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea and borders on Schleswig-Holstein to the west...

 district, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a federal state in northern Germany. The capital city is Schwerin...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Geography

The municipality of Glasin borders on the district of Rostock

Rostock (district)

Rostock is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the Baltic Sea, the district-free city Rostock and the districts Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Ludwigslust-Parchim...

 in the east.
It is located in an end moraine area which extends from Kühlungsborn

Kühlungsborn

Kühlungsborn is a Seebad town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, 11 km northwest of Bad Doberan, and 25 km northwest of Rostock....

 to the area of the upper Warnow

Warnow

The Warnow is a river in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. It flows into the Baltic Sea near the town of Rostock, in its borough Warnemünde....

 river. The "Fuchsberg" is the highest point of this municipality, with a total height of 341.2 feet (104m) above sea level

Sea level

Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...

. In the south, the municipality of Glasin borders on Lake Gross Tessin

Groß Tessiner See

Groß Tessiner See is a lake in the municipality Jürgenshagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 53 m, its surface area is 1.25 km². It is named after the village Groß Tessin, part of the municipality Glasin, on its western shore....

. Glasin is approx. 14 miles (22 km) east of the Hanseatic League City

Hanseatic League

The Hanseatic League was an economic alliance of trading cities and their merchant guilds that dominated trade along the coast of Northern Europe...

 Wismar

Wismar

Wismar , is a small port and Hanseatic League town in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin. Its natural harbour, located in the Bay of Wismar is well-protected by a promontory. The...

 and 29 miles (46 km) southwest of the Hanseatic League City Rostock

Rostock

Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...

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Organization of the municipality

The municipality of Glasin includes followings villages:

Babst (became a part of the municipality of Glasin on January 1, 2001) Gross Tessin (became a part of the municipality of Glasin on January 1, 2001) Perniek

Pinnowhof Poischendorf Strameuss (became a part of the municipality of Glasin on January 1, 2001) Warnkenhagen

Politics

Mayor Joachim Wittke has been elected several times. The last reelection was on June 7, 2009.

Economy

The kindergarten "Gaensebluemchen", a restaurant (which is available for private parties only) and a voluntary fire department are located in Glasin.

Beside agricultural businesses you'll find some very small trade businesses, like a wheelwright's workshop, a corn workshop and a gas station. In Perniek, a part of this municipality, is an open cast mining of gravel/sand granulate.

Infrastructure

Glasin is accessed by car from the Bundesautobahn 20

Bundesautobahn 20

is an autobahn in Germany. It is colloquially known as Ostseeautobahn or Küstenautobahn due to its geographic location near the Baltic Sea coastline...

 (Lübeck–Greifswald) exit 11 Neukloster/Glasin.
The nearest railroad station is Steinhausen-Neuburg in Neuburg

Neuburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Neuburg is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

, served by local trains between Rostock

Rostock

Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...

 and Wismar

Wismar

Wismar , is a small port and Hanseatic League town in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin. Its natural harbour, located in the Bay of Wismar is well-protected by a promontory. The...

. The nearest airport is Rostock Laage Airport

Rostock Laage Airport

Rostock Airport is the regional airport of Rostock, Germany.In addition to civil activity, Jagdgeschwader 73 of the Luftwaffe is stationed on the military side of the airport.-Airlines and destinations:- Ground traffic :...

(31 miles/50 km).