Aumühle
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This article concerns itself with the municipality Aumühle in northern Germany. Aumühle is also a neighbourhood in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
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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 |
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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