Dömitz | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dömitz within Ludwigslust-Parchim district  | |
  Dömitz  Dömitz | |
| Coordinates: 53°08′18″N 11°15′48″E / 53.13833°N 11.26333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Ludwigslust-Parchim |
| Municipal assoc. | Dömitz-Malliß |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Renate Vollbrecht |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.38 km2 (23.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,991 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 19303 |
| Dialling codes | 038758 |
| Vehicle registration | LWL |
| Website | www.doemitz.de |
Dömitz (German pronunciation: [ˈdøːmɪts] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, 25 km southwest of Ludwigslust, and 37 km northwest of Wittenberge.
It was granted town rights by the counts of Dannenberg in the 13th century. In the 16th century, the Dömitz Fortress was built.
- Timber framing
Torstraße
Town hall square
Elbstraße
Notable people
- Joachim Slüter (1490–1532), chaplain and Protestant Reformers
- Johannes von Karpf (1867–1941), marine officer and counter admiral
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
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