Dorf Mecklenburg

Dorf Mecklenburg
Dorf Mecklenburg
	Mound of Mecklenburg Castle in Dorf Mecklenburg
	Coat of arms
	Location of Dorf Mecklenburg within Nordwestmecklenburg district
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	Coordinates: 53°51′N 11°28′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc.	Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen
Government
• Mayor	Peter Sawiaczinski
Area
• Total	29.97 km2 (11.57 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,090
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	23972, 23966
Dialling codes	03841
Vehicle registration	NWM
Website	www.dorf-mecklenburg.de

Dorf Mecklenburg is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located 6 km south of Wismar.

It is home to the castle "Mikilenburg" (Old German: "big castle"), that gave its name to the whole region known as Mecklenburg.

Geography

The village of Dorf Mecklenburg lies between the Hanseatic city of Wismar and Lake Schwerin, one of Germany's largest lakes. The North Sea-Baltic Sea watershed is only about ten kilometres away from the Baltic Sea (Wismar Bay) in the slightly hilly area. To the west, the Wallensteingraben, which connects Lake Schwerin to the Baltic Sea as the only outflow, runs past the village and was built between 1577 and 1582 under Duke Ulrich.

Districts

The following districts belong to the village of Dorf Mecklenburg:

Karow
Kletzin
Moidentin

Olgashof
Petersdorf
Rambow

Rosenthal
Rothentor
Steffin

Transport accessibility

Dorf Mecklenburg, only 6 km away from Wismar, is very well connected to national transport networks. The A 20 Baltic motorway (Lübeck - Stettin) and the northern section of the A 14 (Wismar - Schwerin) pass in the immediate vicinity. The village can be reached from Schwerin and Wismar via the B 106. The local railway station is on the Ludwigslust–Wismar railway line.

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References

"Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2018". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2019.

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[1] "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2018". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2019.