Eutin

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Country:	Germany
Eutin

Coordinates:	54° 8′ N, 10° 37′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
State:	Schleswig-Holstein
District:	Ostholstein
Mayor:	Klaus-Dieter Schulz
Basic Statistics
Area:	41.4 km² (16 sq.mi.)
Population:	17,213 (30 Oct. 2005)
- Density:	416 /km² (1,077 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	33 m (108 ft)
Further Information
Postal code:	23701
Area code:	04521
Licence plate code:	OH
Website:	www.eutin.de
Location of the town of Eutin within Ostholstein district

Eutin is the district capital of Ostholstein located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Inhabitants: 17000. The originally Slavonic settlement (Utin) was populated in the 12th century by Dutch settlers. In 1156 Eutin became a market town. City rights were granted in the year 1257. It would later become the seat of the Bishopric of Lübeck, as Lübeck itself was an imperial free city. When the Bishopric was secularized in 1803, Eutin became part of the Duchy of Oldenburg.

Eutin is the birthplace of composer Carl Maria von Weber. To honor him, a open air stage (Freilichtbühne) was built in a park in 1951 where several operas and orchestral works are performed during the summer months (changing each season), at least one of them written by Carl Maria von Weber. The capacity of this open-air stage is about 2000 people. It is a good idea to bring a raincoat or umbrella to the performance if the weather is changeable.

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Poet and translator Johann Heinrich Voß lived in Eutin for about 20 years as principal of the local grammar school which bears his name until today (Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Gymnasium).