Utecht
Coordinates53°46′N 10°46′E
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictNordwestmecklenburg
AmtRehna
Elevation44
Area11.03
Postal code19217
Area code038875
LicenceNWM
Gemeindeschlüssel13 0 74 080
MayorAndreas Spiewack

Utecht is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The municipality is managed by Rehna (Amt).

Geography

The municipality of Utecht lies between Lübeck and Ratzeburg, on the northeast shore of the Great Ratzeburg Lake. The lakeshore is also the border with Schleswig-Holstein. The area rises from the Ratzeburg Lake (4 m above sea level) further east to 82 m above sea level. Utecht is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lüdersdorf in the north, Thandorf in the east, Schlagsdorf in the southeast, Römnitz and Bäk in the south and Groß Sarau in the west (partial maritime border).