Arendsee
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  Arendsee | ||
Location of Arendsee within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district _in_SAW.png) | ||
| Coordinates: 52°52′36″N 11°29′12″E / 52.8767°N 11.4867°ECoordinates: 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) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 7,056 | |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 39619 | |
| Dialling codes | 039003, 039034, 039036, 039384 | |
| Vehicle registration | SAW, GA, KLZ | |
| Website | www.vg-arendsee-kalbe.de | |
Arendsee (
) 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.
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31.12.2013" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). April 2014.
External links
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Media related to Arendsee (Altmark) at Wikimedia Commons
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