Ratekau

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Ratekau

Location of Ratekau within Ostholstein district

Coordinates: 53°57′N 10°44′E / 53.950°N 10.733°ECoordinates: 53°57′N 10°44′E / 53.950°N 10.733°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Thomas Keller

Area

• Total

59.6 km² (23.0 sq mi)

Population (2013-12-31)^[1]

• Total

15,132

• Density

250/km² (660/sq mi)

Time zone

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Postal codes

23626

Dialling codes

04504 (Sereetz: 0451)

Vehicle registration

Website

www.ratekau.de

Ratekau is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km northeast of Lübeck.

It is the place where Blücher surrendered after the Battle of Lübeck in 1806.

The village ist best known for its well preserved fieldstone church St Vicelin of 1156.

Towns and municipalities in Ostholstein

Ahrensbök Altenkrempe Bad Schwartau Beschendorf Bosau Dahme Damlos Eutin Fehmarn Göhl Gremersdorf Grömitz Großenbrode Grube Harmsdorf Heiligenhafen Heringsdorf Kabelhorst Kasseedorf Kellenhusen Lensahn Malente Manhagen Neukirchen Neustadt in Holstein Oldenburg in Holstein Ratekau Riepsdorf Scharbeutz Schashagen Schönwalde am Bungsberg Sierksdorf Stockelsdorf Süsel Timmendorfer Strand Wangels

References

↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.

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