Dömitz

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

53°08′18″N 11°15′48″E / 53.13833°N 11.26333°E / 53.13833; 11.26333CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictLudwigslust-Parchim Municipal assoc.Dömitz-Malliß Government • MayorRenate VollbrechtArea • Total60.38 km² (23.31 sq mi)Elevation15 m (49 ft)Population • Total2,981 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes038758Vehicle registrationLWLWebsitewww.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.

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  Torstraße
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  Town hall square
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  Elbstraße
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Notable people

• Joachim Slüter [de] (1490–1532), chaplain and Protestant Reformers
• Johannes von Karpf [de] (1867–1941), marine officer and counter admiral

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