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Historic view of Lenzen on a Notgeld bill from 1922 issues in Lenzen (http://www.germannotes.com)

Lenzen is a small town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is part of the Amt Lenzen-Elbtalaue. Lenzen is situated near the Elbe, approx. 20 km northwest of Wittenberge. Frederick Count of Zollern confiscated it from the von Quitzow family in 1420 for their part in the uprising of the Wendish nobility, and mortgaged it to Otto von Blumenthal. He redeemed the mortgage and restored the von Quitzows in 1422.

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53°05′N 11°29′E / 53.083°N 11.483°E / 53.083; 11.483

Another Lenzen is an Old Prussian site in (former) East-Prussia near the Baltic Sea.

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 '''Lenzen''' is a small town in the district of [[Prignitz]], in [[Brandenburg]], [[Germany]]. It is part of the ''[[Amt (subnational entity)|Amt]]'' [[Lenzen-Elbtalaue]]. Lenzen is situated near the [[Elbe]], approx. 20 km northwest of [[Wittenberge]]. Frederick Count of Zollern confiscated it from the [[von Quitzow]] family in 1420 for their part in the uprising of the Wendish nobility, and mortgaged it to Otto [[von Blumenthal]]. He redeemed the mortgage and restored the von Quitzows in 1422.
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