Arendsee
Arendsee | |
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Location of Arendsee within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district  | |
  Arendsee  Arendsee | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′36″N 11°29′12″E / 52.8767°N 11.4867°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norman Klebe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 269.68 km2 (104.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,797 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 39619 |
| Dialling codes | 039003, 039034, 039036, 039384 |
| Vehicle registration | SAW, GA, KLZ |
| Website | www.vg-arendsee-kalbe.de |
Arendsee (German pronunciation: [ˈaːʁəntseː]) is a municipality in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is named after the lake Arendsee, located north of the town.
Geography
The municipality is located in the Altmark region and on the southern bank of the Arendsee lake, the largest and deepest natural lake in Saxony-Anhalt.
Municipality subdivisions
The municipality consists of the following subdivisions: Arendsee, Binde, Dessau, Fleetmark, Genzien, Gestien, Harpe, Höwisch, Kassuhn, Kaulitz, Kerkau, Kerkuhn, Kläden, Kleinau, Kraatz, Ladekath, Leppin, Lohne, Lübbars, Lüge, Mechau, Molitz, Neulingen, Rademin, Ritzleben, Sanne, Schernikau, Schrampe, Störpke, Thielbeer (an independent municipality until 1 January 2010), Vissum, Zehren, Ziemendorf, Zießau and Zühlen.
History
The locality and the lake were first mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals in 822.
In 1184 Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg founded a Benedictine nunnery in Arendsee while the then competent Prince-Bishop of Verden, Tammo (d. 1188), endowed it with estates.
Population development
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1964–1981 census results, from 2011: 2011 European Union census[2]
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ "Statistical office Saxony-Anhalt: Bevölkerungsbewegungen (Gemeinden anklicken)". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
External links
Media related to Arendsee (Altmark) at Wikimedia Commons
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