Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft im Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg

Ratzeburg

Work and live in a national park

The county town of Ratzeburg is the commercial centre of the northern part of the Duchy of Lauenburg. 13,000 people live here in the midst of the national park "Lauenburg Lakes" which extends to 444 sq. kms . The location of the island city is unique: the historical centre, with its cathedral, is bounded by the water of the "Ratzeburg Lake" and only accessible by several causeways.

The recognised clean air spa attracts tourists and day visitors like a magnet, and yet also because of the diverse cultural offer. Again and again nature: broad mixed forests, 140 smaller and larger lakes and also the typical "hedgerow landscape" with fields and grassland shaping the picture of its environs. It's hardly surprising that many holidaymakers envy the people who live and work in Ratzeburg.

Structural data of Ratzeburg

Area in square kilometres:	30,29
Total population (as of 30.12.2008)	13.751

Business Tax rate:	350%
Property tax B:	330%

Distance:

Station	Ratzeburg	1,0 km
Federal highway or country road	B 207 B 208	0,8 km 0,8 km
Motorway	A 1 Oldenburg in Holstein - Saarbrücken	27,3 km
	A 20 Lübeck - Rostock	12,9 km
	A 24 Berlin - Hamburg	21,9 km
Airport	Hamburg	49,2 km
Nearest towns/cities	Mölln Schwarzenbek	8,5 km 28,0 km
	Hamburg	53,6 km
	Berlin	221,5 km
Source: Regional Office of Statistics, details on towns and villages, route planners, own data, (no responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information)

Map of the Area

Site Plan

Commercial Area

Aerial photo