Wittenburg

Wittenburg
Coat of arms of Wittenburg Coat of arms
Wittenburg
Location of Wittenburg within Ludwigslust-Parchim district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.	Wittenburg
Founded	1230
Government
• Mayor	Norbert Hebinck
Area
• Total	80.00 km2 (30.89 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	5,046
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	19243
Dialling codes	038852
Vehicle registration	LWL
Website	www.wittenburg.de

File:Wittenburg town hall.jpg

Town hall of Wittenburg

Wittenburg is a town in the district Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Population 6,092, area 80.0 km². Wittenburg should not be confused with the much bigger Wittenberg.

Wittenburg has been the seat of the Amt 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, Körchow and Ziggelmark are part of Wittenburg. Wittenburg was first mentioned in 1154 and gained town privileges in 1230.

Gallery

• Wittenburg church.jpg

  St. Bartholomew's church

• Wittenburg tower.jpg

  Tower of town wall

• Wittenburg Amtsberg.jpg

  „Amtsbergturm“

• Wittenburg Stadtmauer Wallstr.jpg

  Town wall

• Wittenburg Toitenwinkel 4.jpg

  Timber framing

• Wittenburg Gluecksfaenger.jpg

  Sculpture on market square

• Wittenburg Motel bridge railing.jpg

  River Motel

External links

• http://wittenburg.de - Official homepage (German)