Wittenburg

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Wittenburg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Wittenburg
Wittenburg (Germany)
Wittenburg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Ludwigslust
Municipal assoc. Wittenburg
Mayor Norbert Hebinck
Basic statistics
Area 46.25 km² (17.9 sq mi)
Elevation 40 m  (131 ft)
Population 4,924  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 106 /km² (276 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LWL
Postal code 19243
Area code 038852
Website www.wittenburg.de
Location of the town of Wittenburg within Ludwigslust district
Map

Coordinates: 53°30′0″N 11°04′0″E / 53.5, 11.06667

Wittenburg is a town in the district Ludwigslust in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Population 5570, area 46.25 km². Wittenburg should not be confused with the much bigger Wittenberg.

Wittenburg has been the seat of the Amt of Wittenburg since 2004-01-01. It is in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns and lies on the little river Motel. The areas Helm, Klein Wolde, Wölzow and Ziggelmark are part of Wittenburg.

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