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 districts R ...
in
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 ...
,
Germany
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.
Population
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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
Wittenburg () is a town in the district Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Population 6,092, area 80.0 km².
Wittenburg has been the seat of the Amt of Wittenburg since January 2004. It is in the west of Mecklenburg-V ...
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,
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 Slavs, West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in norther ...
. Wittenburg was first mentioned in 1154 and gained
town privileges
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in 1230.
Number of inhabitants
Notable people
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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
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File:Wittenburg 1922 299 Pfennig.jpg, 299 , showing a scene from the book by Fritz Reuter
Fritz Reuter (7 November 1810 – 12 July 1874; born as ''Heinrich Ludwig Christian Friedrich Reuter'') was a novelist from Northern Germany who was a prominent contributor to Low German literature.
Early life
Fritz Reuter was born at Stavenha ...
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
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