Penkun

{{short description|Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany}}

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|image_coa = Wappen Penkun.png

|coordinates = {{coord|53|17|N|14|15|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan =Penkun_in_VG.svg

|image_photo = Penkun Schloss 2011-08-19.jpg

|imagesize =

|image_caption = Penkun Castle

|state = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

|district = Vorpommern-Greifswald

|Amt = Löcknitz-Penkun

|elevation = 40

|area = 78.64

|postal_code = 17328

|area_code = 039751

|licence = VG

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 75 107

|divisions = 4 Gemeindeteile

|website = [http://www.penkun.de www.penkun.de]

|mayor = Bernd Netzel

|party = FDP

}}

Penkun ({{IPA|de|pɛŋˈkuːn|lang|De-Penkun.ogg}}) is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, and one of the smallest{{Cite web|url=http://www.penkun.de/|title=Willkommen in Penkun|website=www.penkun.de|access-date=2019-08-05}} in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated {{convert|25|km|mi|0}} east of Prenzlau, and {{convert|23|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southwest of Szczecin.

Penkun is known for its Renaissance castle. Due to its proximity to the Szczecin agglomeration, it is a prospering town. According to the 2022 census, Poles and Ukrainians constituted 10.6% and 2.9% of the population, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/germany-birth-2022/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm|title=Germany's population by country of birth 2022|access-date=1 April 2025}}