Lübz

Lübz is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Elde, 12 km northeast of Parchim. It is home to the Mecklenburgische Brauerei Lübz, the largest local employer and one of the larger regional breweries. The former municipality Gischow was merged into Lübz in May 2019.

Lübz
Coat of arms
Location of Lübz within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Lübz
Lübz
Coordinates: 53°27′47″N 12°01′42″E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.Eldenburg Lübz
Government
  MayorGudrun Stein
Area
  Total74.49 km2 (28.76 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total6,342
  Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
19386
Dialling codes038731
Vehicle registrationPCH
Websitewww.luebz.de

Notable people

  • Wilhelm Ahrens (1872–1927), mathematician
  • René Dettweiler (born 1983), prizefighter
  • Otto-Heinrich Drechsler (1895–1945), Nazi politician who instigated the Holocaust in Latvia
  • Hanna Gienow (born 1943), Hamburg-area politician (CDU)
  • Wolfgang Greese (1926–2001), actor
  • Johan Ludvig Holstein (1694–1763), Danish minister of state
  • Manfred Knebusch (born 1939), mathematician
  • Karin Strenz (born 1967), politician (CDU)
  • Gerd Wessig (born 1959), East German high jumper
  • Gerald Weiß (1960–2018), East German javelin thrower
Fountain by sculptor Christian Genschow and defence tower

References

  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2018". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2019.
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