Wittendörp

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

(2019–24) Kurt Bartels^[1]Area • Total104.37 km² (40.30 sq mi)Elevation34 m (112 ft)Population • Total2,909 • Density28/km² (72/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes03869, 038852, 038853Vehicle registrationLUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STBWebsitewww.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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