Dorf Mecklenburg

Dorf Mecklenburgis amunicipalityin theNordwestmecklenburgdistrict, inMecklenburg-Vorpommern,Germany.It is located 6 km south ofWismar.It is home to the castle "Mikilenburg" (Old German: "big castle" ), that gave its name to the whole region known asMecklenburg.

Dorf Mecklenburg
Municipality
Mound ofMecklenburg Castlein Dorf Mecklenburg
Coat of arms
Location of Dorf Mecklenburg within Nordwestmecklenburg district
Dorf Mecklenburg Dorf Mecklenburg
Coordinates:53°51′N11°28′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc.	Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen
Government
•Mayor	Peter Sawiaczinski
Area
• Total	29.97 km2(11.57 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	3,294
• Density	110/km2(280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal codes	23972, 23966
Dialling codes	03841
Vehicle registration	NWM
Website	dorf-mecklenburg.de

Etymology

The "Dorf" prefix means "village" in German. The English cognate isthorp,and in theLow Germanlocal dialect it is "Dorp". The "Mecklenburg" part derives fromMecklenburg Castleand means "large castle" inOld Saxon,the ancient version of Low German (mikil = large; Burg = castle). The original name of the castle was most likely "Wiligrad", which also means "large castle" in the SlavicPolabiandialect which was previously spoken in the region. This led to another castle, located on the shores ofLake Schwerinand built between 1896-1898, being named Wiligrad Castle (de:Schloss Wiligrad).

Geography

The village ofDorf Mecklenburglies between theHanseatic cityofWismarandLake Schwerin,one of Germany's largest lakes. The North Sea-Baltic Sea watershed is only about ten kilometres away from theBaltic Sea(Wismar Bay) in the slightly hilly area. To the west, theWallensteingraben,which connectsLake Schwerinto theBaltic Seaas the onlyoutflow,runs past the village and was built between1577and1582underDuke Ulrich.

Districts

The following districts belong to the village ofDorf Mecklenburg:

Karow Kletzin Moidentin

Olgashof Petersdorf Rambow

Rosenthal Rothentor Steffin

Transport accessibility

Dorf Mecklenburg,only 6 km away from Wismar, is very well connected to national transport networks. TheA 20Baltic motorway (Lübeck-Stettin) and the northern section of theA 14(Wismar-Schwerin) pass in the immediate vicinity. The village can be reached from Schwerin and Wismar via theB 106.Thelocal railway stationis on theLudwigslust–Wismar railway line.