Grevesmühlen

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Grevesmühlen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Grevesmühlen
Grevesmühlen (Germany)
Grevesmühlen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Nordwestmecklenburg
Mayor Jürgen Ditz
Basic statistics
Area 52.32 km² (20.2 sq mi)
Elevation 40 m  (131 ft)
Population 10,945  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 209 /km² (542 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NWM
Postal code 23936
Area code 03881
Website www.grevesmuehlen.de
Location of the town of Grevesmühlen within Nordwestmecklenburg district
Map

Coordinates: 53°52′00″N 11°10′00″E / 53.866667, 11.166667

Grevesmühlen (IPA[gʁeːvəsˈmyːlən]) is a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. It is the capital of the Nordwestmecklenburg district. It is situated 33 km east of Lübeck, and 29 km northwest of Schwerin.

The name "Grevesmühlen" goes back as far as 1226, which makes it one of the oldest towns in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Famous people to come from the town include Rudolph Karstadt, Carsten Jancker, Jens Voigt and Astrid Kumbernuss.