Plau am See
Plau am See (German: [plaʊ̯ am ˈzeː] (
Plau am See | |
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![]() Lock and former mill | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Plau am See within Ludwigslust-Parchim district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 53°27′29″N 12°15′45″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Ludwigslust-Parchim |
Municipal assoc. | Plau am See |
Subdivisions | 9 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Norbert Reier (Left) |
Area | |
• Total | 115.99 km2 (44.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,037 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 19395 |
Dialling codes | 038735 |
Vehicle registration | PCH |
Website | https://www.stadt-plau-am-see.de/ |
Around 1235 the city was called Plawe, that being the Polabian field name for the place where rafting is practiced. The name lasted until the 16th century and was then written according to its German phonetic form Plau. On 11 January 1994, the name of the city was modified by the addition of am See (on Sea) to confusion with the similarly named towns of Plaue, Plauen and Plaue.
At the edge of town, there is a protected forest habitat named Plauer Stadtwald (literally: Plau city forest). Among the sights in town are a historic church building, the ruins of the Burg Plau castle and a bridge that may be vertically lifted to allow boats on the channel below to pass through.[2]
People
- Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1484-1525), by marriage Landgravine of Hesse.
- Friedrich Lange (1834-1875), German artist and painter
- Friedrich Bohndorff (1848-after 1894), German researcher and ornithologist
- Alfred Brunswig (1877-1927), German philosopher
- Peter Paetzold (born 1935), German chemist
- Town hall
- Tower of former castle
- Lift bridge
References
- "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2018". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2019.
- Experience Germany: Plauer See