Berkenthin is a municipality in the
district of Lauenburg, in
Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany. It is situated on the
Elbe-Lübeck Canal, approx. 10 km northwest of
Ratzeburg, and 15 km south of
Lübeck.
Berkenthin is 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 ...
'' ("collective municipality")
Berkenthin.
References
Herzogtum Lauenburg
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