Boizenburg

Boizenburg
Town hall (2008)
Town hall (2008)
Coat of arms of Boizenburg
Location of Boizenburg within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Boizenburg is located in Germany
Boizenburg
Boizenburg
Boizenburg is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Boizenburg
Boizenburg
Coordinates: 53°22′N 10°43′E / 53.367°N 10.717°E / 53.367; 10.717
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Government
 • MayorHarald Jäschke (Ind.)
Area
 • Total47.26 km2 (18.25 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total10,829
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19258
Dialling codes038847
Vehicle registrationLWL
Websitewww.boizenburg.de

Boizenburg (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔɪ̯t͡sn̩ˌbʊʁk] ) is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, 53 km west of Ludwigslust, 25 km northeast of Lüneburg and 50 km east of Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Boizenburg's historical old town stretches along the Elbe, has a harbour and offers heritage baroque timberframe and brick buildings.

As per the dictates of the Yalta Conference, Boizenburg was placed just a few kilometers behind the perimeter of the Iron Curtain, otherwise known as the 'Inner German Border'.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.