Wittenburg

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Wittenburg within Ludwigslust-Parchim district

(2020–27) Christian Greger^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total80.00 km² (30.89 sq mi)Elevation

40 m (130 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total6,400 • Density80/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

19243

Dialling codes038852Vehicle registrationLWL, LUPWebsitewww.wittenburg.de

Wittenburg (German: [ˈvɪtn̩ˌbʊʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Population 6,092, area 80.0 km².

Wittenburg has been the seat of the Amt of Wittenburg since January 2004. It is in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies on the little river Motel.

The settlements of Helm, Klein Wolde, Wölzow, Lehsen, Körchow and Ziggelmark are part of Wittenburg.

At the beginning of the 12th century, Wittenburg belonged to the territory of the Polaben Obotrites. Wittenburg was first mentioned in 1154 and gained town privileges in 1230.

Number of inhabitants

Year	Inhabitants
1496	500-600
1644	100 (Thirty Years War)
1857	3.100
1920	3.359
1989	6.000
2000	5.161
2006	4.924
2015	6.385

Notable people

Harald Ringstorff (born 1939), politician (SPD)

Gallery

St. Bartholomew's church
Tower of town wall
„Amtsbergturm“
Town wall
Timber framing
Sculpture on market square
River Motel
299 Pfennig Notgeld, showing a scene from the book Läuschen un Rimels by Fritz Reuter on the reverse

References

^ Bürgermeisterstichwahl Amt Wittenburg 04.10.2020, accessed 7 March 2022.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.