Wittenburg () is a town in the district

Ludwigslust-Parchim Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bordered by (clockwise starting from the west) the state Schleswig-Holstein, the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, the distri ...

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

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Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction usi ...

6,092, area 80.0 km². Wittenburg has been the seat of the

Amt Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...

of Wittenburg since January 2004. It is in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies on the little river Motel. The settlements of Helm, Klein Wolde, Wölzow,

Lehsen Lehsen is a village and a former municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 25 May 2014, it is part of the town Wittenburg Wittenburg () is a town in the district Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklen ...

, Körchow and Ziggelmark are part of Wittenburg. At the beginning of the 12th century, Wittenburg belonged to the territory of the Polaben

Obotrites The Obotrites ( la, Obotriti, Abodritorum, Abodritos…) or Obodrites, also spelled Abodrites (german: Abodriten), were a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany ...

. Wittenburg was first mentioned in 1154 and gained

town privileges Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditio ...

in 1230.

Number of inhabitants

Notable people

Harald Ringstorff Harald Ringstorff (25 September 1939 – 19 November 2020) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the 3rd Minister President of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He headed a coalition government of the SPD and PDS ...

(born 1939), politician (SPD)

Gallery

Image:Wittenburg church.jpg, St. Bartholomew's church File:Wittenburg tower.jpg, Tower of town wall File:Wittenburg Amtsberg.jpg, File:Wittenburg Stadtmauer Wallstr.jpg, Town wall File:Wittenburg Toitenwinkel 4.jpg, Timber framing File:Wittenburg Gluecksfaenger.jpg, Sculpture on market square File:Wittenburg Motel bridge railing.jpg, River

Motel A motel, also known as a motor hotel, motor inn or motor lodge, is a hotel designed for motorists, usually having each room entered directly from the parking area for motor vehicles rather than through a central lobby. Entering dictionarie ...

File:Wittenburg 1922 299 Pfennig.jpg, 299 , showing a scene from the book by Fritz Reuter on the reverse

References

External links

Official website
(German) Cities and towns in Mecklenburg Ludwigslust-Parchim Populated places established in the 13th century 1230s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1230 establishments in Europe Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin {{LudwigslustParchim-geo-stub