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Location of the town of Arendsee within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel |
| Mayor | Norman Klebe |
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| Area | 269.68 km2 (104.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population | 7,381 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 27 /km2 (71 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SAW |
| Postal codes | 29416, 39606, 39615, 39619 |
| Area codes | 039003, 039034, 039036, 039384 |
| Website | www.vg-arendsee-kalbe.de |
Arendsee is a municipality in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is named after the lake Arendsee, located north of the town.
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The municipality is located in the Altmark region and on the southern bank of the Arendsee lake, the largest and deepest natural lake in Saxony-Anhalt.
The locality and the lake were first mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals in the year 822.
In 1184 Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg founded a Benedictine nunnery in Arendsee while the then competent Prince-Bishop of Verden, Tammo (d. 1188), endowed it with estates.
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