Wittendörp

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = kein
lat_deg = 53 |lat_min = 32
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 04
Lageplan = Wittendörp_in_LWL.pngBundesland = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Landkreis = Ludwigslust
Amt = Wittenburg
Höhe = 34
Fläche = 104.37
Einwohner = 3057
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 19243
Vorwahl = 03869, 038852, 038853
Kfz = LWL
Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 54 124
Gliederung = 14
Adresse-Verband = Molkereistraße 4
19243 Wittenburg
Website = [http://www.wittenburg.de/ www.wittenburg.de]
Bürgermeister = Peter Frahm
Partei =

Wittendörp is a municipality in the administrative district of Ludwigslust in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The municipality has a seat in the Office of Wittenburg from where it is administered. The municipality is about 25 kilometres west of Schwerin in the north of the administrative district Ludwigslust and borders on the administrative district of Nordwestmecklenburg in the north. The river Schilde flows through the municipality.

Local areas

History

A battle took place in the area of Waschow on 1200-05-25 between Adolf III of Schauenburg and Holstein and Prince Nikolaus I of Mecklenburg. They fought over the city of Ratzeburg. The battle ended with the victory of the Mecklenburg prince, Nikolaus I, who secured the estates of Schönberg, Gadebusch, Wittenburg and Boizenburg, but was fatally injured.