Crivitz

Crivitz is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 18 km east of Schwerin. The founder of the town Crivitz, Wisconsin named it after his hometown Crivitz. It has a friendship link with Seaford, East Sussex. The lake Barniner See is located nearby.

Sons and daughters of the city

 * Kurt Dunkelmann (1906–1983), shipbuilder
 * Lutz Dettmann (born 1961), writer
 * Christoph Schulze (born 1965), politician (BVB/FW)
 * Heiko Mathias Förster (born 1966), conductor, conducted the Munich Symphony Orchestra from 1999 to 2006,

Sport

 * Karla Roffeis (born 1958), volleyball player, team silver medallist at the 1980 Summer Olympics
 * Torsten Schmitz (born 1964), boxing coach and former amateur boxer
 * Armin Kremer (born 1968), rally driver
 * Matthias Breitkreutz (born 1971), soccer player, played 266 games
 * Kevin Wölbert (born 1989), speedway driver

Villages within the municipality

 * Augustenhof
 * Badegow
 * Basthorst
 * Gädebehn
 * Kladow
 * Muchelwitz
 * Radepohl
 * Wessin