Dassow

Dassow
Coat of arms
Dassow
Location of Dassow within Nordwestmecklenburg district
Coordinates: 53°54′38″N 10°58′20″E / 53.91056°N 10.97222°E / 53.91056; 10.97222Coordinates: 53°54′38″N 10°58′20″E / 53.91056°N 10.97222°E / 53.91056; 10.97222
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc.	Schönberger Land
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Ploen
Area
• Total	66.54 km2 (25.69 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	4,034
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	23942
Dialling codes	038826
Vehicle registration	NWM
Website	www.Stadt-Dassow.de

Dassow (German pronun­cia­tion: [ˈdaso]) is a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on a bay of the Baltic Sea, 20 km east of Lübeck and 2 km south of Lübeck-Travemünde. It is also close to the cities of Wismar and Schwerin, and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

Dassow has been one of the eleven municipalities and districts within the Schönberg administrative region since January 1, 2005.

The Dassow metropolitan area extends from the Baltic Sea coast (between Klützer Winkel and the Priwall Peninsula) to the banks of the Pötenitzer Wiek and the Dassower See up to the delta of the Maurine which flows into the Stepenitz. The town center is at the entrance of the Stepenitz as it flows into the Dassower See, which forms a side bay of the Trave into the Baltic Sea at sea level. In the hilly area northeast of Dassow, the terrain reaches 58 m over the banks of the Dassower See and the Stepenitz, as well as parts of the coastal region, which are protected nature reserves.

Dassow is the only large settlement on the bank of the Dassower See. Schloss Lütgenhof is also situated on the banks of the Dassower See. Moritz von Paepcke designed and built this castle in 1839. Mast-Jägermeister AG converted Schloss Lütgenhof to a restaurant and hotel with 23 rooms in 1999.