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Ritzerau

Located in Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein Coordinates: 53°40′00″ N 10°34′00″ E

Ritzerau
Kresspahl · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
293
293
Elevation
39 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Ritzerau
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport18 km
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport38 km

About Ritzerau

Ritzerau is a village. Location: Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein. Population: 293. Elevation: 39 m.

From Wikipedia

Ritzerau is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
11.1 km²
Official website
ritzerau.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Ritzerau over time

Population of Ritzerau over time
1975 256
2017 313
2019 305
2021 298
2022 299
2023 294
2024 293
2025 303

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ritzerau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (72 mm)
Driest month
February (43 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ritzerau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)634356474868727063616672

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ritzerau

The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 18 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (38 km). The nearest large city is Lübeck, 24 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 18 kmnortheast
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 38 kmwest
  • Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 116 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 24 kmnorth
  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 78 kmnorth
  • Rostock Population: 198.3K 114 kmnortheast
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 132 kmwest
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 134 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ritzerau

Within 100 km: 379 historic and cultural sites, 3,188 natural sites, 1,301 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km559 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 23 kmSW
  • Fischwerder Island 20 kmE
  • Bismarckinsel Island 13 kmSE
  • Segrahner See Lake 20 kmSE

25–60 km1,571 places

  • Hundestrand Beach 43 kmN
  • Strand Rosenhagen Beach 41 kmNE
  • Hundestrand 1 Beach 44 kmNE
  • Strand Kalkhorst Beach 45 kmNE

60–100 km2,738 places

  • Fehmarn Island 97 kmNE
  • Poel Island Island 68 kmNE
  • Ziegelwerder Island 61 kmE
  • Spock River 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Ritzerau

15 places
  1. 1 Ritzerau 316

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Mountains & nature13

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources