Zehdenick
Town in Brandenburg, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Town in Brandenburg, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zehdenick is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Havel, 26 kilometres (16 miles) southeast of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 51 kilometres (32 miles) north of Berlin (centre). Since 31 July 2013, the city has the additional appellation "Havelstadt".
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Location of Zehdenick within Oberhavel district | |
Coordinates: 52°59′N 13°20′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Oberhavel |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–30) | Lucas Halle[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 221.52 km2 (85.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,283 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 16792 |
Dialling codes | 03307 |
Vehicle registration | OHV |
Website | www.zehdenick.de |
Zehdenick is located about 60 km north of Berlin on the Havel. It forms the northern starting point of the natural region of the Zehdenick-Spandauer Havelniederung. East extends the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. The urban area belongs mainly to the historical landscape Uckermark. The subdivisions Marienthal and Ribbeck pertain to the Ruppiner Land, Mildenberg and Zabelsdorf to the Land Löwenberg. Zehdenick has a share in the Naturschutzgebiet Kleine Schorfheide.
The urban area of Zehdenick next to the core city Zehdenick includes 13 villages:
District | Inhabitants[3] | In the municipality since |
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Badingen (with Neuhof and Osterne) | 632 | 26. Oktober 2003 |
Bergsdorf | 427 | 31 December 2001 |
Burgwall | 238 | 26 October 2003 |
Kappe | 136 | 26 October 2003 |
Klein-Mutz | 438 | 26 October 2003 |
Krewelin | 281 | 26 October 2003 |
Kurtschlag | 268 | 26 October 2003 |
Marienthal | 428 | 26 October 2003 |
Mildenberg | 707 | 26 October 2003 |
Ribbeck | 135 | 31 December 2001 |
Vogelsang | 79 | 31 December 2001 |
Wesendorf | 249 | 26 October 2003 |
Zabelsdorf | 242 | 26 October 2003 |
Besides these Ortsteile (districts), there are several smaller inhabited places: Amt Mildenberg, Ausbau (District Ribbeck), Ausbau (Core city Zehdenick), Bergluch, Boddin, Burgwaller Försterei, Deutschboden, Eichholz, Försterei Blockhaus, Großenhof, Hammelstall, Hellberge, Karlshof, Lüthkeshof, Mahnhorst, Mutzer Plan, Neuhof, Osterne, Revierförsterei Wolfsgarten, Rieckesthal, Siedlung II, Wolfsgarten, Ziegelei, Ziegelei Abbau and Ziegelei Ausbau.[4]
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Zehdenick was first mentioned in documentary on 28 December 1216. Zehdenick was at that time a fishing town. Ascanians built a castle here to protect against Pomeranians and Danes.
As a city, Zehdenick was first denoted in 1281.
Zehdenick is the site of the former Cistercian nunnery, Zehdenick Abbey.
Zehdenick is twinned with:
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