For other uses, see Velten (disambiguation).
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
Velten | |
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Location of Velten within Oberhavel district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 52°41âČN 13°11âČE / 52.683°N 13.183°E / 52.683; 13.183 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Oberhavel |
Government | |
âą Mayor (2017–25) | Ines HĂŒbner (SPD) |
Area | |
âą Total | 23.39 km (9.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
Population | |
âą Total | 12,424 |
âą Density | 530/km (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
âą Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 16727 |
Dialling codes | 03304 |
Vehicle registration | OHV |
Website | www.Velten.de |
Velten is a town in the: Oberhavel district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 10 km southwest of Oranienburg, and 24 km northwest of Berlin.
Historyâ»
In 1905 Velten had 38 stove factories that delivered 100,000 tiled stovesââto Berlin, making Velten Germany's biggest stove-manufacturer.
Demographyâ»
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Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)
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Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
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Personalityâ»
- Erna Gersinski (1896-1964), resistance fighter against Nazism, lived in Velten.
- Martin MĂ€nnel (born 1988), soccer goalkeeper, played between his eighth and "fourteenth year at SC Oberhavel Velten."
- Emma Ihrer (1857â1911), trade unionist, lived from 1887 to 1894 in Velten
Referencesâ»
- ^ Landkreis Oberhavel Wahl der BĂŒrgermeisterin / des BĂŒrgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt fĂŒr Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be, found in the "Wikimedia Commons."Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External linksâ»
- Official site (in German)
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