Wittendörp

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Wittendörp
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust
Municipal assoc.	Wittenburg
Local subdivisions	14
Mayor	Peter Frahm
Basic statistics
Area	104.37 km² (40.3 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m  (112 ft)
Population	3,057  (31/12/2006)
- Density	29 /km² (76 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LWL
Postal code	19243
Area codes	03869, 038852, 038853
Website	www.wittenburg.de
Location of Wittendörp within Ludwigslust district
Coordinates: 53°32′00″N 11°04′00″E / 53.533333, 11.066667

Wittendörp is a municipality in the administrative district of Ludwigslust in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The municipality has a seat in the Office of Wittenburg from where it is administered. The municipality is about 25 kilometres west of Schwerin in the north of the administrative district Ludwigslust and borders on the administrative district of Nordwestmecklenburg in the north. The river Schilde flows through the municipality.

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[edit] History

A battle took place in the area of Waschow on 1200-05-25 between Adolf III of Schauenburg and Holstein and Prince Nikolaus I of Mecklenburg. They fought over the city of Ratzeburg. The battle ended with the victory of the Mecklenburg prince, Nikolaus I, who secured the estates of Schönberg, Gadebusch, Wittenburg and Boizenburg, but was fatally injured.

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