Kuddewörde (old Saxon: ''Kuthenworden'') is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in

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. It is situated at the river Bille. In 1230 Kuddewörde is mentioned in the records of the bishop of

Ratzeburg Ratzeburg (; Low German: ''Ratzborg'') is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by Ratzeburger See, four lakes—the resulting isthmuses between the lakes form the access lanes to the town. Ratzeburg is the capital of the distri ...

. Today Kuddewörde is composed of the former municipalities of Kuddewörde and Rotenbek (former Rothenbek), which was integrated into the municipality of Kuddewörde in 1936.

Landmarks

* ''St. Andreaskirche'', a church from the 13th century * ''Grander Mühle'', an ancient watermill dating back to 1303

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community of Kuddewörde
Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Herzogtum Lauenburg {{HerzogtumLauenburg-geo-stub