Dömitz
{{short description|Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany}}
{{Infobox German place
|type = Stadt
|image_coa = Wappen Doemitz.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|53|08|18|N|11|15|48|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan =Dömitz_in_LUP.svg
|state = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
|district = Ludwigslust-Parchim
|Amt = Dömitz-Malliß
|elevation = 15
|area = 60.38
|postal_code = 19303
|area_code = 038758
|licence = LWL
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 76 034
|website = [http://www.doemitz.de/ www.doemitz.de]
|mayor = Renate Vollbrecht
}}
Dömitz ({{IPA|de|ˈdøːmɪts|-|De-Dömitz.ogg}}) is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, 25 km southwest of Ludwigslust, and 37 km northwest of Wittenberge.
It was granted town rights by the counts of Dannenberg in the 13th century. In the 16th century, the Dömitz Fortress was built.
Pictures
File:Doemitz_Feuerwehrhaus.jpg|
File:Doemitz_Torstr_1.jpg|Torstraße
File:Doemitz_Torstr_15.jpg|
File:Doemitz_Torstr_21.jpg|
File:Doemitz_Torstr_29.jpg|
File:Doemitz_Rathausplatz_4.jpg|Town hall square
File:Doemitz_Elbstr_7.jpg|Elbstraße
File:Doemitz_Elbstr_13.jpg|
Notable people
- {{ill|Joachim Slüter|de}} (1490–1532), chaplain and Protestant Reformers
- {{ill|Johannes von Karpf|de}} (1867–1941), marine officer and counter admiral
References
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Category:Cities and towns in Mecklenburg
Category:Populated places established in the 13th century
Category:1259 establishments in Europe
Category:1250s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
Category:Populated riverside places in Germany
Category:Populated places on the Elbe
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