Boltenhagen

{{for|the East German minesweeper|Maltese patrol boat P29}} {{Infobox German location |image_coa = Wappen Boltenhagen.svg |coordinates = {{coord|53|58|N|11|13|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Boltenhagen_in_NWM 2011.svg |plantext = |image_photo = 2014 Boltenhagen 01.jpg |image_caption = Boltenhagen Centre |state = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |district = Nordwestmecklenburg |Amt = Klützer Winkel |elevation = 4 |area = 18.09 |postal_code = 23946 |area_code = 038825 |licence = NWM |Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 74 010 |website = [https://www.boltenhagen.de/ www.boltenhagen.de] |mayor = Christian Schmiedeberg |party = CDU }}

'''Boltenhagen''' ({{IPA|de|bɔltn̩ˈhaːɡn̩|-|De-Boltenhagen.ogg}}) is a German [[seaside resort]] in [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] situated on the [[Baltic Sea]] coast 30 km east of [[Lübeck]]. It has a wide view of the [[Bay of Lübeck]]; a 5 km stretch of a wide and sandy beach, a [[boardwalk (entertainment district)|boardwalk]], restaurants and health spas. Boltenhagen is considered to be part of the ''German [[Riviera]]''.

It is close to the cities of [[Lübeck]], [[Wismar]] and [[Schwerin]] and is part of the [[Hamburg Metropolitan Region]]. Because of its location it is one of the most famous German seaside resorts at the Baltic Sea.

[[Image:Boltenhagen Strand Steilkueste 2009-01-02 031.jpg|thumb|left | Baltic sea beach and cliff coast (in the background)]] Boltenhagen is especially popular with families for its shallow beaches and has a total of 24 beach sections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strandscanner.de/en/beach/ostseebad-boltenhagen/ |title=Ostseebad Boltenhagen - 24 beach sections |access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref> At each beach section tourists are able to rent a [[Strandkorb]].

A marina with fishing harbour connects to the resort at its easternmost end, offering hotels and private beaches overlooking the vast [[Wohlenberger Wiek]], a shallow bay in between Boltenhagen and Wismar.

West of the town and close to the seaside lies the picturesque little castle of [[Gross-Schwansee]], recently refurbished and converted into a luxury [[hotel]]. South of it, [[Bothmer|Bothmer Mansion]], a remarkable [[Tudorbethan architecture|Tudor]]-style manor house in the nearby village of [[Klütz]] can be visited.

Even historically Boltenhagen has been a popular holiday resort in Eastern Germany as being the second town, where bathing wagons have been placed. Today the town offers nearly 10.000 beds.

The art historian [[Wilhelm Titel]] was born in Boltenhagen.

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto | location = Boltenhagen (1991–2020 normals) | metric first = Y | single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 3.7 |Feb high C = 4.4 |Mar high C = 7.4 |Apr high C = 11.6 |May high C = 15.6 |Jun high C = 19.3 |Jul high C = 21.8 |Aug high C = 22.0 |Sep high C = 18.1 |Oct high C = 13.1 |Nov high C = 7.9 |Dec high C = 4.7 | year high C = 12.5 |Jan mean C = 1.7 |Feb mean C = 2.1 |Mar mean C = 4.3 |Apr mean C = 7.9 |May mean C = 11.9 |Jun mean C = 15.3 |Jul mean C = 17.7 |Aug mean C = 17.8 |Sep mean C = 14.5 |Oct mean C = 10.1 |Nov mean C = 5.7 |Dec mean C = 2.8 |year mean C = 9.3 |Jan low C = -0.5 |Feb low C = -0.3 |Mar low C = 1.4 |Apr low C = 4.5 |May low C = 8.1 |Jun low C = 11.2 |Jul low C = 13.7 |Aug low C = 13.9 |Sep low C = 11.1 |Oct low C = 7.3 |Nov low C = 3.3 |Dec low C = 0.7 | year low C = 6.2 | precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 45.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 39.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 36.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 30.7 |May precipitation mm = 49.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 66.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 61.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 68.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 51.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 49.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 45.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 51.0 | year precipitation mm =597.3 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 17.3 |Feb precipitation days = 14.9 |Mar precipitation days = 13.9 |Apr precipitation days = 11.8 |May precipitation days = 13.1 |Jun precipitation days = 13.5 |Jul precipitation days = 14.3 |Aug precipitation days = 14.6 |Sep precipitation days = 13.3 |Oct precipitation days = 14.7 |Nov precipitation days = 15.7 |Dec precipitation days = 16.6 |year precipitation days = 173.1 |Jan sun = 48.1 |Feb sun = 68.4 |Mar sun = 131.8 |Apr sun = 201.4 |May sun = 249.2 |Jun sun = 240.4 |Jul sun = 242.0 |Aug sun = 216.9 |Sep sun = 163.3 |Oct sun = 117.4 |Nov sun = 54.8 |Dec sun = 37.9 |year sun = 1771.6 |Jan humidity = 86.8 |Feb humidity = 84.3 |Mar humidity = 81.8 |Apr humidity = 79.4 |May humidity = 79.6 |Jun humidity = 78.8 |Jul humidity = 78.5 |Aug humidity = 77.7 |Sep humidity = 80.4 |Oct humidity = 83.9 |Nov humidity = 87.7 |Dec humidity = 88.1 | year humidity =82.3 |unit snow days = 1.0 cm |Jan snow days = 5.0 |Feb snow days = 5.8 |Mar snow days = 2.1 |Apr snow days = 0.2 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0.5 |Dec snow days = 2.8 |year snow days = 14.6 | source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230916124341/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Boltenhagen_10161.csv | archive-date = 16 September 2023 | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Boltenhagen_10161.csv | title = Boltenhagen Climate Normals 1991–2020 | publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] | access-date = 16 September 2023}}</ref> }}

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}

[[Category:Seaside resorts in Germany]] [[Category:Populated coastal places in Germany (Baltic Sea)]] [[Category:Nordwestmecklenburg]]