Ratekau

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Ratekau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Ratekau
Ratekau (Germany)
Ratekau
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Ostholstein
Mayor Peter Brückel
Basic statistics
Area 59.6 km² (23 sq mi)
Elevation 20 m  (66 ft)
Population 15,750  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 264 /km² (684 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OH
Postal code 23626
Area codes 04504 (Sereetz: 0451)
Website www.ratekau.de
Location of Ratekau within Ostholstein district
Map

Coordinates: 53°57′00″N 10°44′00″E / 53.95, 10.733333

Ratekau is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km northeast of Lübeck.

It is the place, where Blücher surrendered after the Battle of Lübeck in 1806.