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Ratekau
City population
15,921
#909
in Germany
#31
in Schleswig-Holstein
#30,087
worldwide
53.946, 10.731 · 238 km from Berlin
About Ratekau
Ratekau is a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with a population of 15,921. It is the 909th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 30,087th largest worldwide. It lies 238 km from Berlin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#31of 32
Elevation
20 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
53.946, 10.731
Record updated
2025-07-16
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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