Kloster Lehnin

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Kloster Lehnin
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Kloster Lehnin
Kloster Lehnin (Germany)
Kloster Lehnin
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Potsdam-Mittelmark
Local subdivisions 14 Ortsteile
Mayor Bernd Kreykenbohm
Basic statistics
Area 199.30 km² (77 sq mi)
Elevation 36 m  (118 ft)
Population 11,566  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 58 /km² (150 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PM
Postal codes 14542, 14778, 14797
Area codes 03382, 033207
Website www.lehnin.de
Location of Kloster Lehnin within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
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Coordinates: 52°19′00″N 12°45′00″E / 52.316667, 12.75

Lehnin or Kloster Lehnin is a town near Brandenburg outside of Berlin, Germany.

It is best known for its 825-year-old monastery, Lehnin Abbey, which is the oldest monastery in the March of Brandenburg and was founded in 1180 by Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg.

Today, this well-maintained area includes the renovated monastery church and other Gothic buildings.