Ratekau
Ratekau is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km northeast of Lübeck. It is the place where Blücher surrendered after the Battle of Lübeck in 1806.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 15,900 residents
- Description: municipality of Germany
- Neighbors: Lübeck and Timmendorfer Strand
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vicelinkirche (Ratekau) and Ratekau cist.
Vicelinkirche (Ratekau)
Church
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vicelinkirche (Ratekau) is a church.
Ratekau cist
Archaeological site
Photo: Genet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ratekau cist is an archaeological site.
Ruppersdorfer See
Nature reserve
Photo: Esox117, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruppersdorfer See is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pansdorf and Israelsdorf.
Pansdorf
Village
Pansdorf is a village in the municipality of Ratekau in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of 3,412 in 2015, it is the second most populated settlement in the Ratekau municipality. Pansdorf is situated 4 km north of Ratekau.
Israelsdorf
Village
Photo: 1970gemini, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Israelsdorf is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Ratekau.
Timmendorfer Strand
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY 1.0.
Timmendorfer Strand is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Bay of Lübeck, approximately 15 km northwest of Lübeck, and 20 km southeast of Eutin.
Ratekau
- Categories: municipality without town privileges in Germany and locality
- Location: Ratekau, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.95239° or 53° 57′ 9″ northLongitude
10.73016° or 10° 43′ 49″ eastPopulation
15,900Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)United Nations Location Code
DE RAKOpen location code
9F5GXP2J+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 291772755OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ratekau” goes by many names.
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- Chinese: “拉特考”
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