Hagenow

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Hagenow
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hagenow
Hagenow (Germany)
Hagenow
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Ludwigslust
Mayor Gisela Schwarz
Basic statistics
Area 67.44 km² (26 sq mi)
Elevation 25 m  (82 ft)
Population 12,178  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 181 /km² (468 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LWL
Postal code 19230
Area code 03883
Website www.hagenow.de
Location of the town of Hagenow within Ludwigslust district
Map

Coordinates: 53°25′00″N 11°11′00″E / 53.416667, 11.183333

Hagenow (IPA[ˈhaːgəno]) is a German municipality in southwest of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the district of Ludwigslust, 30 km. south of Schwerin. Its population amounts to 12,200 inhabitants (2004).

[edit] Sights and monuments

  • Renovated old town, particularly along Lange Straße and Lindenplatz.
  • Stadtkirche, built in 1875-1879 in Neo-Gothic style.
  • Stadtmuseum (City Museum), located in an eighteenth-century half-timbered house.

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