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Location of Aumühle within Herzogtum Lauenburg district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Herzogtum Lauenburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Hohe Elbgeest |
| Mayor | Dieter Giese |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population | 3,011 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 868 /km2 (2,247 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RZ |
| Postal code | 21521 |
| Area code | 04104 |
| Website | www.aumuehle.de |
Aumühle is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, about 21 km east of Hamburg.
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Aumühle lies on the river Bille in the Sachsenwald, the largest forest in Schleswig-Holstein.
In 1350 Aumühle was first recorded as "Au-Mühle" (Mill on the Au).
In 1871 Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany gave the Sachsenwald to Otto von Bismarck in recognition of his services to Germany.
In 1884 a train stop "Aumühle" on the railroad Hamburg-Berlin was created, the construction of a train station started in 1909. Neighboring Friedrichsruh already had a train station in 1850, which was commonly used by Otto von Bismarck.
Karl Dönitz, last President of Nazi-Germany, moved to Aumühle after his release from Spandau Prison in 1956. He remained there until his death.
Aumühle is twinned with: