Alt Meteln is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg

Nordwestmecklenburg

Nordwestmecklenburg is a Kreis in the north-western part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea and borders on Schleswig-Holstein to the west...

 district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Geography

The municipality lies 15 kilometers north of Schwerin

Schwerin

Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...

. The local landscape is glacial carved and the Schweriner See

Schweriner See

The Schweriner See is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. It was named after the city Schwerin, on its southwestern shore. The smaller town Bad Kleinen is on the north shore of the lake. Its surface is approximately 61.54 km² and its maximum depth is 52.4 metres...

 and the Stepenitz

Stepenitz (Mecklenburg)

The Stepenitz is a tributary of the Trave in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.The Stepenitz flows from the elongated and narrow Neumühler See, which is in the northwest portion of the city of Schwerin.-External links:*...

are located east and west of Alt Meteln respectively. The Auchbach flows by the municipality towards Schwerin.

History

The first mention of the municipality dates back to 1284 when it was mentioned as a small village. A Gothic brick church located in the municipality dates back to the 13th century.

External links

• Gemeinde Alt Meteln