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Schönwalde-Glien
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Location of Schönwalde-Glien within Havelland district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Havelland |
| Local subdivisions | 7 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Bodo Oehme (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 96.56 km2 (37.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population | 8,931 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 92 /km2 (240 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HVL |
| Postal code | 14621 |
| Area codes | 03322, 033230, 033231 |
| Website | Schönwalde-Glien |
Schönwalde-Glien is a community in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany.
The municipality shared its borders with the former West Berlin, and so during the period 1961-1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall.
In 1951-2, the Havel Canal was constructed through the municipality to link Hennigsdorf with Paretz, thus avoiding a passage through the reach of the River Havel, between Spandau and Potsdam, that was under the political control of West Berlin. The single lock on the canal is located at Schönwalde. The canal is still in use, providing a shorter route for shipping from west of Berlin to the Oder–Havel Canal and Poland.[2]
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