Dömitz - Dömitz

The small town Doemitz lies in an area rich in meadows, often exposed to flooding, at the confluence of the Neue Elde with the Elbe in the southwest Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

background

Dömitz became a town around 1225 and belonged to the beginning of the 14th century. to the county of Dannenberg, then came to Saxony-Wittenberg, later to Brandenburg, in 1423 by marriage to Mecklenburg and was fortified in 1560. During the Thirty Years War Dömitz was repeatedly captured and destroyed by both parties. On November 1, 1635, a battle took place here, by which Banér horrified the fortress besieged by the Saxons. The Prussian Major Schill stormed Dömitz on May 15, 1809.

getting there

By plane

By train

After the closure of the branch line from Ludwigslust, Dömitz no longer has a rail connection. The best way to get there is by train Ludwigslust and on by bus.

By bus

Dömitz can be reached by bus 58 from Ludwigslust.

In the street

• The B 195 runs through Dömitz from Boizenburg to Wittenberg.
• To the west it crosses the B 191 from Ludwigslust to Dannenberg.

By boat

Dömitz has a sports boat harbor and can be reached both via the Elbe and the Müritz-Elde waterway.

By bicycle

Dömitz is located directly on the Elbe cycle path and also on the Green Belt Germany cycle path that runs along the Elbe.

• The Elbe cycle path the Elbe runs on both sides. Between Dömitz and Lenzen, the route leads over 2 km without a cycle path on the B 195, which is at least heavily used during rush hour.
• The Mecklenburg Lakes Cycle Route comes from Lüneburg along the Elbe and turns east of Dömitz to the north past the Müritz to Usedom.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

For those interested in technology, the old one should be the most likely 53.130311.24441 Railway bridgeType obtained from Wikidata be of interest. It was part of the so-called "Wendlandbahn", the Wittenberg With Luneburg Association. After its destruction in 1945, it was not rebuilt as a result of the division of Germany. The Dömitz railway bridge was almost 1000 meters long and at the time of its completion (1873) it was the longest railway bridge in Germany. Of the former twenty flood openings, the sixteen on the Lower Saxony side have been preserved. Access to the bridge (on the Lower Saxony side) is blocked by a wrought iron fence.

A segment of the can also be found at the northern exit of the town Road bridge destroyed in 1945 can be visited, which was preserved as a monument in the course of the construction of the new road bridge after reunification and integrated into a car park.

More Attractions:

• Old town
• 53.141711.24942 Johanniskirche
• 53.142411.24573 Dömitz Fortress, a pentagonal brick fortress from the 16th century that now houses a museum and a café.
• Shifting dunes near Klein Schmölen, with a wide view of Elbe meadows, Löcknitz and Elbe

activities

shop

Aldi, Penny and a free supermarket, Raiffeisen, bicycle shop, electronics shop, hairdresser, baker, butcher, two ice cream parlors, a Greek and a Turkish snack bar, pharmacy and the Speicherhaus am Hafen restaurant, hotel are available.

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

• Smaller, easier campsite directly at the marina / lock. Registration with the harbor master.

security

health

Practical advice

trips

• Dannenberg (16 km southwest, B 191) - Waldemarturm and St. John's Church.
• Lenzen (Elbe) (17 km southeast) - Katharinenkirche, Lenzen Castle with observation tower and visitor center (BUND Natur, Stadtgeschichte)
• Hitzacker (24 km to the west, via Dannenberg) - Archaeological center with an open-air museum from the Bronze Age.

literature

Web links

http://www.doemitz.de/ - Official website of Dömitz