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Plau am See
Town
Lock and former mill
Lock and former mill
Coat of arms of Plau am See
Coat of arms
Location of Plau am See within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.Plau am See
Subdivisions9
Government
 • MayorNorbert Reier
Area
 • Total115.99 km2 (44.78 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,231
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19395
Dialling codes038735
Vehicle registrationPCH
Websitehttp://www.amtplau.de/

Plau am See is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 28 km east of Parchim, and 29 km west of Waren.

At the edge of town, there is a protected forest habitat named Plauer Stadtwald (literally: Plau city forest). Among the sights in town are a historic church building, the ruins of the Burg Plau castle and a bridge that may be vertically lifted to allow boats on the channel below to pass through.[2]

  • Town hall
    Town hall
  • Tower of former castle
    Tower of former castle
  • Lift bridge
    Lift bridge

Media related to Plau am See at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ^ Experience Germany: Plauer See


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