Schönhausen

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Schönhausen
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Schönhausen (Germany)
Schönhausen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Stendal
Municipal assoc. Elbe-Havel-Land
Mayor Catherine Tanne-Roloff
Basic statistics
Area 45.76 km² (17.7 sq mi)
Elevation 34 m  (112 ft)
Population 2,051  (30/06/2005)
 - Density 45 /km² (116 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SDL
Postal code 39524
Area code 039323
Website www.schoenhausenelbe.de
Location of Schönhausen within Stendal district
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Coordinates: 52°34′43″N 12°2′23″E / 52.57861, 12.03972

Schönhausen is a municipality in the district of Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, located 70km north of the state capital of Magdeburg. It is the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Elbe-Havel-Land.


[edit] History

Schönhausen was founded in the early 13th century by the Bishopric of Havelberg. After the Reformation, Schönhausen fell under the rule of the Electorate of Brandenburg. In 1562 Schönhausen was given over to the Bismarck family.

On 1 April 1815, Otto von Bismarck (who would go on to become the first Chancellor of Germany) was born in Schönhausen.