Ventschow

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

Ventschow
Municipality
Ventschow station
Location of Ventschow within Nordwestmecklenburg district
Ventschow Ventschow
Coordinates: 53°46′N 11°34′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc.	Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Voß
Area
• Total	13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	786
• Density	58/km2 (150/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

Geography

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.

History

On 1 July 1950, the previously independent municipality of Kleekamp was incorporated.

Transport accessibility

Ventschow has good connecting roads to Wismar, Warin and Brüel and to the B 106 via Bad Kleinen. Ventschow railway station is located on the Bad Kleinen–Rostock railway line. The A 14 (Schwerin - Wismar) runs through the eastern part of the municipal territory.