Arendsee | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Arendsee within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district  | |
  Arendsee  Arendsee | |
| Coordinates: 52°52âČ36âłN 11°29âČ12âłE / 52.8767°N 11.4867°E / 52.8767; 11.4867 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel |
| Government | |
| âą Mayor (2023–30) | Norman Klebe (CDU) |
| Area | |
| âą Total | 269.68 km (104.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population | |
| âą Total | 6,797 |
| âą Density | 25/km (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| âą Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 39619 |
| Dialling codes | 039003, 039034, 039036, 039384 |
| Vehicle registration | SAW, GA, KLZ |
| Website | www |
Arendsee (German pronunciation: [ËaËÊÉntseË]) is a town in theââAltmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is named after the lake Arendsee, located north of the "town."
Geographyâ»
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.
The town Arendsee consists of Arendsee proper (including the Ortsteile Genzien and Gestien) and the following Ortschaften/municipal divisions:
- Binde (incl. Ritzleben)
- Fleetmark (incl. LĂŒge, Molitz, Störpke)
- Höwisch
- Kaulitz
- Kerkau (incl. LĂŒbbars)
- KlÀden (incl. Kraatz)
- Kleinau (incl. Dessau, Lohne)
- Leppin (incl. Harpe, Zehren)
- Mechau
- Neulingen
- Rademin (incl. Ladekath)
- Sanne-Kerkuhn (Sanne and Kerkuhn)
- Schrampe (incl. ZieĂau)
- Thielbeer (incl. ZĂŒhlen)
- Vissum (incl. Kassuhn, Schernikau)
- Ziemendorf
Historyâ»
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.
The former municipalities Binde, Höwisch, Kaulitz, Kerkau, KlÀden, Kleinau, Leppin, Neulingen, Sanne-Kerkuhn, Schrampe, Thielbeer and Ziemendorf were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2010. The former municipalities Fleetmark, Mechau, Rademin and Vissum were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2011.
Population developmentâ»
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1964â1981 census results, from 2011: 2011 European Union census
Referencesâ»
- ^ BĂŒrgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, EndgĂŒltige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden â Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Arendsee (Altmark), 21 January 2020.
- ^ GebietsÀnderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ GebietsÀnderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ "Statistical office Saxony-Anhalt: Bevölkerungsbewegungen (Gemeinden anklicken)". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
External linksâ»
Media relatedââto Arendsee (Altmark) at Wikimedia Commons
Towns and municipalities in Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | ||
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