Dömitz () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

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 ...

district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania,

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is situated on the right bank of the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

, 25 km southwest of

Ludwigslust Ludwigslust () is a central castle town of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 40 km south of Schwerin. Since 2011 it has been part of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. Ludwigslust is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The former royal re ...

, and 37 km northwest of

Wittenberge Wittenberge () is a town of eighteen thousand people on the middle Elbe in the district of Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany. Geography Wittenberge is situated at the right (north-eastern) bank of the middle Elbe at its confluence with the Stepe ...

. It was granted town rights by the counts of Dannenberg in the 13th century. In the 16th century, the Dömitz Fortress was built. File:Doemitz_Feuerwehrhaus.jpg, File:Doemitz_Torstr_1.jpg, Torstraße File:Doemitz_Torstr_15.jpg, File:Doemitz_Torstr_21.jpg, File:Doemitz_Torstr_29.jpg, File:Doemitz_Rathausplatz_4.jpg, Town hall square File:Doemitz_Elbstr_7.jpg, Elbstraße File:Doemitz_Elbstr_13.jpg,

Notable people

* (1490–1532), chaplain and Protestant Reformers * (1867–1941), marine officer and counter admiral

References

Cities and towns in Mecklenburg Ludwigslust-Parchim Populated places established in the 13th century 1259 establishments in Europe 1250s establishments in Germany Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Populated riverside places in Germany Populated places on the Elbe {{LudwigslustParchim-geo-stub