Breitenfelde

Breitenfelde is a village in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the Elbe-Lübeck Canal, approx. 5 km southwest of Mölln, and 30 km south of Lübeck.

Breitenfelde
Municipality
Breitenfelde Church
Location of Breitenfelde within Herzogtum Lauenburg district
Breitenfelde
Breitenfelde
Coordinates: 53°36′N 10°38′E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictHerzogtum Lauenburg
Municipal assoc.Breitenfelde
Government
  MayorAnne Fröhlich
Area
  Total12.54 km2 (4.84 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
  Total2,093
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
23881
Dialling codes04542
Vehicle registrationRZ
Websitewww.amt-
breitenfelde.de

Breitenfelde is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Breitenfelde.

From November 1944 to April 1945, an external command of the Neuengamme concentration camp was housed in Breitenfelde. It comprised 20 prisoners who had to do forced labor for the SS-Bauleitung Mölln in the sawmill of the Karl Gülzow company.

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