Kloster Lehnin
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Location of Kloster Lehnin within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
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| Coordinates | 52°19′0″N 12°45′0″E / 52.316667°N 12.75°ECoordinates: 52°19′0″N 12°45′0″E / 52.316667°N 12.75°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Potsdam-Mittelmark |
| Local subdivisions | 14 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Bernd Kreykenbohm |
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| Area | 199.30 km2 (76.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population | 11,089 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 56 /km2 (144 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | PM |
| Postal codes | 14542, 14778, 14797 |
| Area codes | 03382, 033207 |
| Website | www.lehnin.de |
Kloster Lehnin or Lehnin is a municipality in the German state of Brandenburg, about 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Brandenburg an der Havel.
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[edit] Overview
It was established on April 1, 2002 by the merger of 13 villages:
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Centre of the municipality is Lehnin. It is best known for Lehnin Abbey, the oldest monastery in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, established in 1180 by Margrave Otto I. The adajacent settlement developed about 1415 out of a market held by the monks outside the abbey walls.
Today, this well-maintained area includes the renovated monastery church and other Gothic buildings.
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Manor house in Reckahn
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Church in Krahne
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Church in Reckahn-Meßdunk
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- ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg am am 30. Dezember 2010 nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden. Gebietsstand: 31.12.2010" (in German). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de//Publikationen/OTab/2011/OT_A01-04-00_124_201012_BB.pdf.
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