Ratzeburg

Summary

Ratzeburg is a town^[1]. Ratzeburg ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ratzeburg was a member of Städteverband Schleswig-Holstein^[3].
• Ratzeburg is located in District of Duchy of Lauenburg^[4].
• Ratzeburg is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Ratzeburg is on the body of water Ratzeburger See^[6].
• Ratzeburg is on the body of water Küchensee^[7].
• Ratzeburg is on the body of water Kleiner Küchensee^[8].
• Ratzeburg is on the body of water Q1238706^[9].
• Ratzeburg's image is recorded as 2023 05 01 Ratzeburg PANO0001.jpg^[10].
• Ratzeburg's instance of is recorded as town^[11].
• Ratzeburg's instance of is recorded as district capital^[12].
• Ratzeburg's instance of is recorded as Luftkurort^[13].
• Ratzeburg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[14].
• Ratzeburg's flag image is recorded as Flagge Ratzeburg.png^[15].
• Ratzeburg's shares border with is recorded as Mechow^[16].
• Ratzeburg's shares border with is recorded as Ziethen^[17].
• Ratzeburg's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Ratzeburg COA.svg^[18].
• Ratibor is named after Ratzeburg^[19].
• Ratzeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ribe^[20].
• Ratzeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schöneberg^[21].
• Ratzeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sopot^[22].
• Ratzeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Strängnäs Municipality^[23].
• Ratzeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Walcourt^[24].
• Ratzeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Esneux^[25].
• Ratzeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Châtillon-sur-Seine^[26].
• Ratzeburg's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136045788^[27].

Body

Geography

Ratzeburg is in the country of Germany^[5]. Ratzeburg is located in District of Duchy of Lauenburg^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Ratzeburger See^[6], a glacial lake^[28], in Germany^[29]; Küchensee^[7], a lake^[30], in Germany^[31]; Kleiner Küchensee^[8], a lake^[32], in Germany^[33]; and Q1238706^[9], a lake^[34], in Germany^[35]. Ratzeburg's part of is recorded as Hamburg Metropolitan Region^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Ratzeburg's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30.29'}^[37]. Ratzeburg's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+36'}^[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13866'}^[39], {'amount': '+14230'}^[40], {'amount': '+14595'}^[41], {'amount': '+12189'}^[42], {'amount': '+14652'}^[43], and {'amount': '+14418'}^[44].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[11], district capital^[12], Luftkurort^[13], and urban municipality in Germany^[14].

History and Context

Ratibor is named after Ratzeburg^[19].

Why It Matters

Ratzeburg ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2] Ratzeburg has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Ratzeburg is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]