Plau am See
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Lock and former mill | ||
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Plau am See | ||
Location of Plau am See within Ludwigslust-Parchim district | ||
Coordinates: 53°27′29″N 12°15′45″E / 53.45806°N 12.26250°ECoordinates: 53°27′29″N 12°15′45″E / 53.45806°N 12.26250°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
District | Ludwigslust-Parchim | |
Municipal assoc. | Plau am See | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Norbert Reier | |
Area | ||
• Total | 115.99 km2 (44.78 sq mi) | |
Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 6,070 | |
• Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 19395 | |
Dialling codes | 038735 | |
Vehicle registration | PCH | |
Website | http://www.amtplau.de/ |
Plau am See is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 28 km east of Parchim, and 29 km west of Waren.
At the edge of town, there is a protected forest habitat named Plauer Stadtwald (literally: Plau city forest). Among the sights in town are a historic church building, the ruins of the Burg Plau castle and a bridge that may be vertically lifted to allow boats on the channel below to pass through.[2]
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Town hall
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Tower of former castle
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Lift bridge
External links
Media related to Plau am See at Wikimedia Commons
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