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 | |
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![]() Municipal tower in Lübz | |
Coordinates: 53°27′47″N 12°01′42″E / 53.46306°N 12.02833°ECoordinates: 53°27′47″N 12°01′42″E / 53.46306°N 12.02833°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Ludwigslust-Parchim |
Municipal assoc. | Eldenburg Lübz |
Government | |
• Mayor | Astrid Becker |
Area | |
• Total | 74.49 km2 (28.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,204 |
• Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 19386 |
Dialling codes | 038731 |
Vehicle registration | PCH |
Website | www.luebz.de |
Notable peopleEdit
- 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 (1967–2021), 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