Ventschow
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Ventschow | |
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Location of Ventschow within Nordwestmecklenburg district  | |
  Ventschow  Ventschow | |
| Coordinates: 53°46′N 11°34′E / 53.767°N 11.567°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Nordwestmecklenburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dieter Voß |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 728 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 19417 |
| Dialling codes | 038484 |
| Vehicle registration | NWM |
| Website | www.amt-dorf-mecklenburg.de |
Ventschow (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛntʃoː]) is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
The municipality belongs to the extreme northwest of the Mecklenburg Lake Plateau. The village, surrounded by numerous small lakes, is about 16 kilometres from the Hanseatic city of Wismar and three kilometres from the northern tip of Lake Schwerin.
The district Kleekamp belongs to Ventschow. The former districts of Dämelow and Neuhof were separated from the municipality of Ventschow on 1 June 1992 and incorporated into Bibow.
