Genthin

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Genthin
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Genthin
Genthin (Germany)
Genthin
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Jerichower Land
Municipal assoc. Genthin
Town subdivisions 8
Mayor Wolfgang Bernicke
Basic statistics
Area 103.73 km² (40.1 sq mi)
Elevation 49 m  (161 ft)
Population 14,177  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 137 /km² (354 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate JL
Postal code 39307
Area code 03933
Website www.genthin.de
Location of the town of Genthin within Jerichower Land district
Map

Coordinates: 52°24′00″N 12°10′00″E / 52.4, 12.166667

Genthin (IPA[gɛnˈtiːn]) is a town in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the Elbe-Havel Canal, approx. 50 km northeast of Magdeburg, and 27 km west of Brandenburg.

Genthin is the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Genthin, and also of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Elbe-Stremme-Fiener.