Ratekau

municipality of Germany
AdministrativeArea municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany Q629480
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Ratekau

Summary

Ratekau is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Ratekau has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ratekau was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Ratekau was a member of Schleswig-Holsteinischer Gemeindetag[4].
  • Ratekau is located in Ostholstein[5].
  • Ratekau is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Ratekau's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].
  • Ratekau's instance of is recorded as Q135746948[8].
  • Ratekau's shares border with is recorded as Timmendorfer Strand[9].
  • Ratekau's shares border with is recorded as Scharbeutz[10].
  • Ratekau's shares border with is recorded as Bad Schwartau[11].
  • Ratekau's shares border with is recorded as Lübeck[12].
  • Ratekau's shares border with is recorded as Ahrensbök[13].
  • Ratekau's postal code is recorded as 23626[14].
  • Ratekau's Commons category is recorded as Ratekau[15].
  • Ratekau's licence plate code is recorded as OH[16].
  • Ratekau's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[17].
  • Ratekau's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[18].
  • Ratekau's local dialing code is recorded as 04502[19].
  • Ratekau's local dialing code is recorded as 04503[20].
  • Ratekau's local dialing code is recorded as 04504[21].
  • Ratekau's local dialing code is recorded as 0451[22].
  • Ratekau's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.95, 'lon': 10.733333333333}[23].
  • Ratekau's official website is recorded as https://www.ratekau.de/[24].
  • Ratekau's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ratekau[25].
  • Ratekau has a population of {'amount': '+15285'}[26].
  • Ratekau has a population of {'amount': '+12188'}[27].

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Geography

Ratekau is in the country of Germany[6]. Ratekau is located in Ostholstein[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+59.6'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+59.62'}[29]. Ratekau sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+20'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15285'}[26], {'amount': '+12188'}[27], {'amount': '+15231'}[31], {'amount': '+15166'}[32], {'amount': '+15330'}[33], and {'amount': '+15353'}[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality without town privileges in Germany[7] and Q135746948[8].

Why It Matters

Ratekau has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Q135726719. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . worlddata.info. Retrieved . worlddata.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . worlddata.info. Retrieved . worlddata.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . shgt.de. Retrieved . shgt.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . register of German municipalities (2023). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Germany
    Shares border with Timmendorfer Strand, Scharbeutz, Bad Schwartau +2
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Ostholstein
    Coordinates
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