Alt Meteln

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Location of Alt Meteln within Nordwestmecklenburg district
Alt Meteln
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc.	Lützow-Lübstorf
Mayor	Dieter Franz
Basic statistics
Area	23.07 km² (8.9 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population	1,349 (31/12/2006)
- Density	58 /km² (151 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	NWM
Postal code	19069
Area code	03867
Website	www.amt-luetzow.de
Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 11°20′00″E / 53.75, 11.333333

Alt Meteln is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

[edit] Geography

The municipality lies 15 kilometers north of Schwerin. The local landscape is glacial carved and the Schweriner See and the Stepenitz are located east and west of Alt Meteln respectively. The Auchbach flows by the municipality towards Schwerin.

[edit] History

The first mention of the municipality dates back to 1284 when it was mentioned as a small village. A Gothic brick church located in the municipality dates back to the 13th century.

[edit] External links

Gemeinde Alt Meteln (German)

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