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Ratekau

Located in Kreis Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein Coordinates: 53°57′00″ N 10°44′00″ E

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Location in Germany
Population
15,527
15.5K
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
42
listed under Ratekau

About Ratekau

Ratekau is a village. Location: Kreis Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein. Population: 15,527. Elevation: 17 m.

From Wikipedia

Ratekau (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaːtəˌkaʊ]) 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 is best known for its well preserved fieldstone church St. Vicelin of 1156.

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At a glance

Area
59.6 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

  • No. 5 of 36 places in Kreis Ostholstein by population
  • Nearest larger town: Ratekau, 0 km S
  • 90 sights and natural places within 10 km Rupersdorfer See, Rauheberg
  • Listed here: Village: 20, Natural site: 12, Mountain: 4, Neighbourhood: 2

Places in Ratekau

42 places

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Riesebusch Natural site, Bad Schwartau
    1.7 km SW
  • Curau River, Schleswig-Holstein
    2.5 km NW
  • Aalbek River, Timmendorfer Strand
    2.8 km NE
  • Thuraubek River, Timmendorfer Strand
    2.8 km E
  • Pariner Berg Mountain, Bad Schwartau
    3.5 km W
  • Rugenberg Mountain, Lübeck, Hansestadt
    3.7 km SE

Sources & licences

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