Zarrentin am Schaalsee

Zarrentin am Schaalsee
Town
Monastery seen from the Schaalsee
Monastery seen from the Schaalsee
Coat of arms of Zarrentin am Schaalsee
Coat of arms
Location of Zarrentin am Schaalsee within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Zarrentin am Schaalsee is located in Germany
Zarrentin am Schaalsee
Zarrentin am Schaalsee
Zarrentin am Schaalsee is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Zarrentin am Schaalsee
Zarrentin am Schaalsee
Coordinates: 53°32′N 10°55′E / 53.533°N 10.917°E / 53.533; 10.917
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.Zarrentin
Subdivisions12
Government
 • MayorKlaus Draeger
Area
 • Total91.89 km2 (35.48 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total5,484
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19246
Dialling codes038851
Vehicle registrationLWL
Websitewww.zarrentin.de
Examination building of a former monastery, today the building serves as the seat of Zarrentin, a museum, library and an event hall.
Queues of East German cars at the Zarrentin border crossing on 12 November 1989, three days after the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

Zarrentin am Schaalsee, until 2004 simply Zarrentin, is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the Schaalsee lake, 19 km southeast of Ratzeburg, and 34 km west of Schwerin.

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