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Ratekau | |
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_2012d_04.jpg) Church in Ratekau | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ratekau
within Ostholstein district | |
 Interactive map of Ratekau | |
  Location within Germany  Location within Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Coordinates: 53°57′N 10°44′E / 53.950°N 10.733°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Ostholstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Keller |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.62 km2 (23.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 15,484 |
| • Density | 259.7/km2 (672.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 23626 |
| Dialling codes | 04504 (Sereetz: 0451) |
| Vehicle registration | OH |
| Website | www.ratekau.de |
Ratekau (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaːtəˌkaʊ]) 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.
The village is best known for its well preserved fieldstone church St. Vicelin of 1156.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2025" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
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