Genthin
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Location of the town of Genthin within Jerichower Land district
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| Coordinates | 52°24′N 12°10′E / 52.4°N 12.16667°ECoordinates: 52°24′N 12°10′E / 52.4°N 12.16667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Jerichower Land |
| Town subdivisions | 8 |
| Mayor | Wolfgang Bernicke |
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| Area | 224.17 km2 (86.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population | 15,498 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 69 /km2 (179 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | JL |
| Postal code | 39307 |
| Area codes | 03933, 039342, 039346 |
| Website | www.genthin.de |
Genthin (German pronunciation: [ɡɛnˈtiːn]) is a town in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the Elbe-Havel Canal, approx. 50 km northeast of Magdeburg, and 27 km west of Brandenburg.
Genthin is the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Elbe-Stremme-Fiener. On the night of 21–22 December 1939, a train accident at Genthin killed 278 people; a monument to the victims was erected in the town.
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[edit] References
- ^ [http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit; Bevölkerung der Gemeinden; Natürliche Bevölkerungsbewegungen, Wanderungen"] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf.
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