Dömitz
Dömitz | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Dömitz
within Ludwigslust-Parchim district | |
 Interactive map of Dömitz | |
  Location within Germany  Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| 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 | 60.58 km2 (23.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,793 |
| • Density | 46.10/km2 (119.4/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 town 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.
Pictures
[edit]- Timber framing
Torstraße
Town hall square
Elbstraße
Notable people
[edit]- Joachim Slüter (1490–1532), chaplain and Protestant Reformers
- Johannes von Karpf (1867–1941), marine officer and counter admiral
References
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Categories:
- Towns in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Cities and towns in Mecklenburg
- Ludwigslust-Parchim
- Populated places established in the 13th century
- 1259 establishments in Europe
- 1250s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
- Populated riverside places in Germany
- Populated places on the Elbe
- Ludwigslust-Parchim geography stubs
