Lübtheen

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Lübtheen within Ludwigslust-Parchim district

53°18′N 11°05′E / 53.300°N 11.083°E / 53.300; 11.083CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictLudwigslust-Parchim Subdivisions18Government

• MayorUte LindenauArea

• Total119.69 km² (46.21 sq mi)Elevation

15 m (49 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total4,715 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

19249

Dialling codes038855Vehicle registrationLWLWebsitewww.luebtheen.de

Lübtheen (German pronunciation: [lʏpˈteːn]) is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 28 km west of Ludwigslust, and 37 km southwest of Schwerin. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

Populated places

The city of Lübtheen (formerly an amt) consists of the following zones with their respective populated places:

Lübtheen Borough
- Jessenitz-Werk, Neu Lübtheen, Probst Jesar, Quassel, Trebs
Garlitz Borough
- Garlitz, Brömsenberg, Gudow, Langenheide
Gößlow Borough
- Gößlow, Bandekow, Lübbendorf, Neuenrode
Jessenitz Borough
- Jessenitz, Benz, Briest, Jessenitz-Siedlung, Lank, Volzrade

The former independent municipalities of Garlitz, Gößlow and Jessenitz were incorporated into the expanded city of Lübtheen on 13 June 2004.^[2]

Notable people

Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901), music historian, critic and publisher

References

^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
^ § 12 der Hauptsatzung (PDF; 77 kB) der Stadt.