Röbel

Röbel
Röbel
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Municipal assoc. Röbel-Müritz
Mayor Heiner Müller (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 30.17 km2 (11.65 sq mi)
Elevation 65 m  (213 ft)
Population 5,261 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 174 /km2 (452 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MÜR
Postal code 17207
Area code 039931
Website http://www.amt-roebel-mueritz.de/

Röbel is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Müritz, 25 km north of Wittstock, and 27 km southwest of Waren.

Sights

The museum Engelscher Hof and the half-timbered former synagogue provide a permanent exhibition on Mecklenburg's Jewish history, commemorating - among other things - the life and work of Israel Jacobson, formerly consistorial president in the Kingdom of Westphalia and feudal landlord in Jördenstorf.

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