Boltenhagen

Boltenhagen
Boltenhagen Centre
Boltenhagen
Location of Boltenhagen within Nordwestmecklenburg district
Coordinates: 53°58′N 11°13′E / 53.967°N 11.217°E / 53.967; 11.217Coordinates: 53°58′N 11°13′E / 53.967°N 11.217°E / 53.967; 11.217
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc.	Klützer Winkel
Government
• Mayor	Olaf Claus
Area
• Total	18.09 km2 (6.98 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,487
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	23946
Dialling codes	038825
Vehicle registration	NWM
Website	www.gemeinde-boltenhagen.de

Boltenhagen is a German seaside resort in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern situated on the Baltic Sea coast 30 km east of Lübeck. It offers a wide view of the Bay of Lübeck; a 5 km stretch of a wide and sandy beach, a 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.

Boltenhagen is especially famous with families for its shallow beaches combined with a superb water quality.

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 Mansion, a remarkable Tudor-style manor house in the nearby village of Klütz can be visited.