Klütz

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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Location of Klütz within Nordwestmecklenburg district

53°58′N 11°10′E / 53.967°N 11.167°E / 53.967; 11.167CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictNordwestmecklenburg Municipal assoc.Klützer WinkelGovernment

• MayorGuntram JungArea

• Total44.12 km² (17.03 sq mi)Elevation

12 m (39 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total3,153 • Density71/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

23948, 23946 (Tarnewitzerhagen)

Dialling codes038825Vehicle registrationNWM, GDB, GVM, WISWebsitewww.kluetzer-winkel.de

Klütz (German pronunciation: [ˈklʏts]) is a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated near the Baltic Sea coast, 22 km northwest of Wismar, and 33 km northeast of Lübeck. It is famous for the manor house Bothmer Castle, located just outside the village. In the centre of the village lies the medieval Brick Gothic village church, dedicated to Our Lady. There is also a centre of literature named after writer Uwe Johnson in the town.

It is close to the cities of Lübeck, Wismar and Schwerin and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.