Lübtheen

Lübtheen (German pronunciation: [lʏpˈteːn] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 28 km west of Ludwigslust, and 37 km southwest of Schwerin. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

Lübtheen
Town
Lübtheen
Coat of arms
Location of Lübtheen within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Lübtheen Show map of Germany Lübtheen Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 53°18′N 11°05′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Subdivisions	18
Government
• Mayor	Ute Lindenau (SPD)
Area
• Total	120.17 km2 (46.40 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,556
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	19249
Dialling codes	038855
Vehicle registration	LWL
Website	www.luebtheen.de

Populated places

The city of Lübtheen (formerly an amt) consists of the following zones with their respective populated places:

• Lübtheen Borough
  • Jessenitz-Werk, Neu Lübtheen, Probst Jesar, Quassel, Trebs
• Garlitz Borough
  • Garlitz, Brömsenberg, Gudow, Langenheide
• Gößlow Borough
  • Gößlow, Bandekow, Lübbendorf, Neuenrode
• Jessenitz Borough
  • Jessenitz, Benz, Briest, Jessenitz-Siedlung, Lank, Volzrade

The former independent municipalities of Garlitz, Gößlow and Jessenitz were incorporated into the expanded city of Lübtheen on 13 June 2004.^[2]

Notable people

• Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901), music historian, critic and publisher