Ventschow

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Ventschow
Coordinates: 53°46′N11°34′E / 53.767°N 11.567°E / 53.767; 11.567 Coordinates: 53°46′N11°34′E / 53.767°N 11.567°E / 53.767; 11.567
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc. Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen
Government
   Mayor Dieter Voß
Area
  Total13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [1]
  Total738
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19417
Dialling codes 038484
Vehicle registration NWM
Website www.amt-dorf-mecklenburg.de

Ventschow is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Geography

The municipality belongs to the extreme northwest of the Mecklenburg Lake Plateau. The village, surrounded by numerous small lakes, is about 16 kilometres from the Hanseatic city of Wismar and three kilometres from the northern tip of Lake Schwerin.

The district Kleekamp belongs to Ventschow. The former districts of Dämelow and Neuhof were separated from the municipality of Ventschow on 1 June 1992 and incorporated into Bibow.

History

On 1 July 1950, the previously independent municipality of Kleekamp was incorporated.

Transport accessibility

Ventschow has good connecting roads to Wismar, Warin and Brüel and to the B 106 via Bad Kleinen. Ventschow railway station is located on the Bad Kleinen–Rostock railway line. The A 14 (Schwerin - Wismar) runs through the eastern part of the municipal territory.

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References

  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2020". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2021.