Kloster Lehnin
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Kloster Lehnin | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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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 | |
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.
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