Dömitz Fortress

The Dömitz Fortress is a bastion fort in , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was built by John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, between 1559 and 1565, to secure Mecklenburg's border.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: was built between 1559 and 1565, to secure Mecklenburg’s border
  • Also known as: “Doemitz Fortress”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Johanneskirche and Steinschleuse Dömitz.

Church
Photo: Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 270 metres east of Dömitz Fortress.

Lock gate
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is a lock gate, which is situated 210 metres northeast of Dömitz Fortress.

Railway station
Photo: Torsten Bätge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ km east of Dömitz Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gaarz and Rüterberg.

Hamlet
Photo: Bwbuz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southeast of Dömitz Fortress.

Hamlet
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is a Stadtteil of in the state of . The community lies in the former East Germany on a portion of the that formed part of the border with the former West Germany. is situated 4 km west of Dömitz Fortress.

Village
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is a municipality in the district , in , . is situated 4½ km south of Dömitz Fortress.

Dömitz Fortress

Latitude
53.1423° or 53° 8′ 32″ north
Longitude
11.24548° or 11° 14′ 44″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
9F5H46RW+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42318561
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
12060361
Wiki­data ID
Q878560
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Satellite Map

Discover Dömitz Fortress from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Dömitz Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Fæstning Dömitz”
  • Dutch: “Dömitz Vesting”
  • Finnish: “Dömitzin linnoitus”
  • German: “Festung Dömitz”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר דומיץ”
  • Russian: “Домиц”
  • Russian: “крепость Dömitz”
  • Swedish: “Dömitz fästning”
  • Swedish: “Dömitz”

Localities in the Area

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