Aumühle

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Coordinates: 53°32′N 10°19′E

Aumühle
Coat of arms of Aumühle Location of Aumühle in Germany

Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Lauenburg
Population 3,088 (2005)
Area 3.47 km²
Population density 890 /km²
Elevation 35 m
Coordinates 53°32′ N 10°19′ E
Postal code 21521
Area code 04104
Licence plate code RZ
Mayor Dieter Giese
Website aumuehle.de
Bismarckturm in Aumühle
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Bismarckturm in Aumühle

Aumühle is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, about 21 km east of Hamburg.

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] History

In 1350 Aumühle was first recorded as "Au-Mühle" (Mill on the black Au).

In 1871 Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany gave the Sachsenwald to Otto von Bismarck in recognition of his services to Germany.

In 1884 a train stop "Aumühle" on the railroad Hamburg-Berlin was created, the construction of a train station started in 1909. Neighboring Friedrichsruh already had a train station in 1850, which was commonly used by Otto von Bismarck.

Karl Dönitz *http://www.karldoenitz.com/ moved to Aumühle after his release from Spandau Prison in 1956. He remained there until his death.

[edit] Town-twinning

Aumühle is twinned with Mortagne-sur-Sèvre (Vendée, France) and Sleen (today a part of Coevorden, Netherlands).

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