Dömitz

Dömitz
Dömitz
Location of the town of Dömitz within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Coordinates	53°08′18″N 11°15′48″E / 53.13833°N 11.26333°E / 53.13833; 11.26333Coordinates: 53°08′18″N 11°15′48″E / 53.13833°N 11.26333°E / 53.13833; 11.26333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.	Dömitz-Malliß
Mayor	Renate Vollbrecht
Basic statistics
Area	60.38 km2 (23.31 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m  (49 ft)
Population	3,177 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	53 /km2 (136 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LWL
Postal code	19303
Area code	038758
Website	www.doemitz.de

Dömitz (German pronunciation: [ˈdøːmɪts]) is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, 25 km southwest of Ludwigslust, and 37 km northwest of Wittenberge.

It was granted town rights by the counts of Dannenberg in the 13th century.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung der Kreise und Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 31 December 2010. http://service.mvnet.de/statmv/daten_stam_berichte/e-bibointerth01/bevoelkerung--haushalte--familien--flaeche/a-i__/a123__/2010/daten/a123-2010-22.pdf.