Wittendörp

Wittendörp
Wittendörp
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Ludwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc. Wittenburg
Local subdivisions 14
Mayor Peter Frahm
Basic statistics
Area 104.37 km2 (40.30 sq mi)
Elevation 34 m  (112 ft)
Population 2,973 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 28 /km2 (74 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LWL
Postal code 19243
Area codes 03869, 038852, 038853
Website www.wittenburg.de

Wittendörp is a municipality in the administrative district of Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The municipality has a seat in the Amt of Wittenburg from where it is administered. The municipality is about 25 kilometres west of Schwerin in the north of the administrative district Ludwigslust-Parchim and borders on the administrative district of Nordwestmecklenburg in the north. The river Schilde flows through the municipality.

Local areas

Boddin Döbbersen00 Dodow Dreilützow00 Drönnewitz
Harst Karft Luckwitz Pogreß Püttelkow
Raguth00 Tessin Waschow00 Woez

History

A battle took place in the area of Waschow on 25 May 1200 between Adolf III of Schauenburg and Holstein and Prince Nikolaus I of Mecklenburg. They fought over the city of Ratzeburg. The battle ended with the victory of the Mecklenburg prince, Nikolaus I, who secured the estates of Schönberg, Gadebusch, Wittenburg and Boizenburg, but was fatally injured.

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