Grevesmühlen

Grevesmühlen

Grevesmühlen
Coat of arms of Grevesmühlen
Grevesmühlen is located in Germany
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Grevesmühlen
Coordinates 53°52′N 11°10′E / 53.86667°N 11.16667°E / 53.86667; 11.16667
Administration
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Nordwestmecklenburg
Mayor Jürgen Ditz
Basic statistics
Area 52.32 km2 (20.20 sq mi)
Elevation 40 m  (131 ft)
Population 10,654 (31 December 2010)
 - Density 204 /km2 (527 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NWM
Postal code 23936
Area code 03881
Website www.grevesmuehlen.de

Grevesmühlen (German pronunciation: [ɡʁeːvəsˈmyːlən]) is a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. It is the capital of the Nordwestmecklenburg district. It is situated 33 km east of Lübeck, and 29 km northwest of Schwerin.

The name Grevesmühlen goes back as far as 1226, which makes it one of the oldest towns in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Famous people to come from the town include Rudolph Karstadt, Carsten Jancker, Manfred W. Jürgens, Jens Voigt and Astrid Kumbernuss.


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