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This article is about the German municipality. For the neighbourhood in Switzerland, see Frauenfeld.
Aumühle
Municipality
Bismarck tower in Aumühle
Bismarck tower in Aumühle
Coat of arms of Aumühle
Coat of arms
Location of Aumühle within Herzogtum Lauenburg district
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CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictHerzogtum Lauenburg
Municipal assoc.Hohe Elbgeest
Government
 • MayorDieter Giese
Area
 • Total3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,269
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
21521
Dialling codes04104
Vehicle registrationRZ
WebsiteOfficial website

Aumühle is a German municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, about 21 km (14 mi.) east of Hamburg. It includes at Friedrichsruh, site of the historic Bismarck family estate and mausoleum.

Geography

Aumühle lies on the river Bille in the Sachsenwald, the largest forest in Schleswig-Holstein.

History

In 1350 Aumühle was first recorded as Au-Mühle (mill on the Au River).

In 1846, a station on the on the newly constructed Hamburg-Berlin railroad line was opened at Friedrichsruh.

Bismarck Mausoleum

In 1871 Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany gave the Sachsenwald forest, adjacent to the Au, to Otto von Bismarck in recognition of his services to newly unified Germany. Bismarck had a manor house built there, retaining the historic name Friedrichsruh. In 1884 a train stop "Aumühle" was added to the Hamburg-Berlin trunk line.

Karl Dönitz, last head of state of Nazi Germany, moved to Aumühle after his release from Spandau Prison in 1956. He resided there until his death in 1980.


Transport

Aumühle is the eastern terminus station on Hamburg S-Bahn line S21.

Twin towns

Aumühle is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.

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