Lewitzrand

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 53 ° 29 '  N , 11 ° 41'  E
Basic data
State :	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County :	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Office :	Parchimer area
Height :	41 m above sea level NHN
Area :	46.71 km 2
Residents:	1367 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	29 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes :	19372 (Garwitz, Matzlow) , 19374 (Klinken, Raduhn)
Primaries :	038722, 038726
License plate :	LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB
Community key :	13 0 76 085
Community structure:	5 districts
Office administration address:	Walter-Hase-Strasse 42 19370 Parchim
Website :	www.amt-parchimer-umland.de
Mayor :	Sebastian Finnau ( All for ONE )
Location of the community Lewitzrand in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district

Lewitzrand is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany). It is administered by the Parchimer Umland Office based in Parchim .

geography

Elde lock in Garwitz

The community is located 20 kilometers southeast of Schwerin in the sparsely populated Lewitz, which was formed by the meltwater of the Vistula Ice Age . The flat terrain falls from about 60 m above sea level. NHN in the north to Elde in the south at Garwitz to about 38 meters. The highest point is the Hohe Berg east of Klinken at 61.9 m above sea level. NHN. The landscape is characterized by fields and meadows traversed by ditches and streams. There are larger forest areas west of the district of Klinken and east of Garwitz.

The districts of Garwitz , Klinken , Matzlow , Raduhn and Rusch as well as the Göthen settlement belong to the community.

history

The community Lewitzrand was formed on June 7, 2009, the day of the local elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, from the formerly independent communities Klinken, Raduhn and Matzlow-Garwitz .

politics

Coat of arms, flag, official seal

The municipality has no officially approved national emblem, neither a coat of arms nor a flag. The official seal is the small state seal with the coat of arms of the state of Mecklenburg. It shows a looking bull's head with torn off neck fur and crown and the inscription "• GEMEINDE LEWITZRAND • LANDKREIS LUDWIGSLUST-PARCHIM".

Attractions

→ See also the list of architectural monuments in Lewitzrand

• Gothic brick church in Klinken
• Neo-Gothic village church in Raduhn
• Gothic village church Garwitz from the 15th century
• Half-timbered church from 1789 in Matzlow

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  Church in Garwitz

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  Church in Raduhn

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  Church in Matzlow

traffic

State road 9 from Crivitz to Parchim and other connecting roads lead through the municipality . The federal highway 24 can be reached via the Neustadt-Glewe connection . The next rail connections are in Friedrichsruhe and Domsühl on the Schwerin – Parchim railway line and in Spornitz on the Ludwigslust – Parchim railway line .

Web links

Commons : Lewitzrand  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisches Amt MV - population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ↑ § 1 of the main statute of the municipality
3. ^ Parchimer Umland Office for the signing of the land change agreement
4. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 2nd to December 31st, 2009
5. ↑ Main Statute, Section 1, Paragraph 2